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Definition of Dejectedly
1. Adverb. In a dejected manner. "When she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen"
Definition of Dejectedly
1. Adverb. In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way. ¹
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Definition of Dejectedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dejectedly
Literary usage of Dejectedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"If it was n't for that man Gorringe of yours," he said dejectedly, " I think /
should feel like going off—and learning a trade. ..."
2. Letters Auxiliary to the History of Modern Polite Literature in Germany by Heinrich Heine (1836)
"dejectedly they took their leave ; for the sight of the tri-colored flag exorcises
spectres of every kind. Oh, that I could stand upon the Cathedral of ..."
3. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"... abattement, m. mélancolie,/.; faiblesse,/, (med1.) déjection,/. dejectedly, adv.
d'un air affligé ou abattu. DF. ..."
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