Mopey

//ˈməʊpɪ// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.

    "[T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did."

Synonyms

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adiaphroisticapatheticapathisticalatrabiliaryatrabiliousautistic

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"[T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did."

Etymology

From mope + -y.

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