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DISPIRITEDLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dispiritedly mean? 

DISPIRITEDLY (adverb)
  The adverb DISPIRITEDLY has 1 sense:

1. in a dispirited manner without hopeplay

  Familiarity information: DISPIRITEDLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISPIRITEDLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a dispirited manner without hope

Synonyms:

dispiritedly; hopelessly

Context example:

the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances

Pertainym:

dispirited (filled with melancholy and despondency)


 Context examples 


It shivered in the chill morning wind, and grinned dispiritedly when the man spoke to it in a voice that achieved no more than a hoarse whisper.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)



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