Disconsolately
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation.
"From the bank the lamb looked at her, then faced round to the hut, and, baaing disconsolately, trotted a few paces back."
Adverb
- 1 in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects wordnet
Example
More examples"From the bank the lamb looked at her, then faced round to the hut, and, baaing disconsolately, trotted a few paces back."
Etymology
From disconsolate + -ly.