chopfallen

[ chop-faw-luhn ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌfɔ lən /

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adjective

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Origin of chopfallen

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby chopfallen

chopa, Chopart's amputation, Chopart's joint, chopblock, chop-chop, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopine, Chopin, Frédéric, choplogic

How to use chopfallen in a sentence

But I got out of earshot as fast as might be, quite chopfallen and ashamed.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
Most chopfallen, blue, enters the National Agent this Limbo whither he has sent so many.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
The latter had shrunk up in his chair and was looking as chopfallen and guilty as a dog caught sucking eggs.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
Tetlow, chopfallen but obdurate, got himself speedily out of sight.
The Grain Of Dust|David Graham Phillips

Mr. Titmouse walked along Piccadilly with a truly chopfallen and disconsolate air.
Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.|Samuel Warren

British Dictionary definitions for chopfallen

chopfallen

/ (ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən) /

adjective

a variant of chapfallen

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