dejectedness
- a word derived from dejected.
Example Sentences
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He has that lovable dejectedness and those broad panto emotions.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2013
Thou then heldest Thy peace, and I wandered further and further from Thee, into more and more fruitless seed-plots of sorrows, with a proud dejectedness, and a restless weariness.
From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)
With a dejectedness to which it is possible that his headache contributed he put the matter squarely to himself.
From Piccadilly Jim by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
His tone was serious, there was a dejectedness in his manner, and with it, as was evident, much smothered emotion in his heart.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas
The general affection at this time manifests itself by dejectedness, extreme weakness, and emaciation, constant lying down, with stiffness and marked difficulty in standing.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
