despairing
adjective
given to despair or hopelessness.
despairingly
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a word derived from
despairing.
Example Sentences
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And to create this air of discomfort, Fennell crafted a movie that darts from hopeful to despairingly bleak in the blink of an eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“You’ve quarreled with everyone,” Wilde’s old friend Frank Harris once despairingly informed Douglas, adding that “you have the most imperious temper I’ve ever met.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He speaks lyrically about winter rains, when the trees grow right out of the rising lake, and despairingly about the recent drops in water levels.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
She tried to help a frustrated kindergartner learn how to read and watched despairingly as the kids watched cartoons on their tablets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2021
“They keep on returning, my boy,” Limela said, shaking his head despairingly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
