He spoke despairingly of his son's actions.
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Despairingly
/dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/
Synonyms for "despairingly" (6 found)
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3 total sentences available.
"How can you be such a naughty boy and your poor mother just laid in her grave this very day?" demanded Marilla despairingly.
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It was raining. She was over there, crouched despairingly beneath the awning of that shop. She wanted to be elsewhere, but the moisture lay in wait to damage her hat.
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