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Definition of Despondently
1. Adverb. With desperation. "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
Definition of Despondently
1. Adverb. In a despondent manner. ¹
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Definition of Despondently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despondently
Literary usage of Despondently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"... WRITES despondently. Indian Raids hare Destroyed Crops, Terrified the People
and Desolated the Frontier—Exorbitant Charges for Meat. ..."
2. Public Papers of Governor by New York (State). Governor (1900)
"Colonel Udny Hay Writes despondently. Fish Kill 23d April 1779. Sir; It is with
real grief of heart I now wait on your ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1870)
"he asked, despondently. " George," I said, as soon as we were alone, " this is
of no use at ... I suppose not," he answered, more despondently than before. ..."
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