mopey
Americanadjective
Usage
What does mopey mean? Someone who is mopey lacks vigor or spirit. They might feel glum, discouraged, or joyless. When your best friend goes away for the summer, leaving you with no one to hang out with and you feel lonely or sad, you might say you feel mopey. You might not want to hang out with your other friends or you may not feel like doing some of your favorite things. Or you might do them, but not with energy or a lot of enjoyment. You’re feeling mopey. Example: Juan looked pretty mopey after the exam, so I don’t think it went too well.
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Well, she thinks she’s taking Sean, Doug and Chris for an outing but really it’s Mopey, Angry and Sean.
From Time • Jun. 26, 2012
Mopey grounders duck under the gloves of groaning shortstops.
From Time Magazine Archive
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