Dispiritedly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a dispirited manner.

    "Cora's dazed stare followed them to earth and returned to Bradly, still unable to visualize him as a pauper. Bradly, having done with pretences and illusions, now dispiritedly accepted the inevitable."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a dispirited manner without hope wordnet

Synonyms

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heartlesslyhopelessly

Example

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"Cora's dazed stare followed them to earth and returned to Bradly, still unable to visualize him as a pauper. Bradly, having done with pretences and illusions, now dispiritedly accepted the inevitable."

Etymology

From dispirited + -ly.

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