despondent
adjective
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom.
despondently
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a word derived from
despondent.
Example Sentences
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Burnley were comprehensively beaten after putting in a dismal display at home, with manager Vincent Kompany watching despondently in the stands because of a touchline ban.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
Afterward he sat despondently in front of his locker with his head in his hands in a pose that spoke for a season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
In an extended interaction between the two, Syril is hunched despondently over a bowl of cereal with blue milk, while Eedy demeans him:
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022
“We will keep searching … I’m just praying to God to have him back,” said Combary, 53, sitting despondently in the eastern city of Fada N’Gourma where she now lives.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Curled up in his bed, Abel listened despondently to the howling and yowling, the lashing and whistling of the wind.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
