disconsolate
adjective
without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable.
disconsolately
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a word derived from
disconsolate.
Example Sentences
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If a picture paints a thousand words, the image of Gauff disconsolately trudging off court at Wimbledon in July told us everything.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
The sculpture of an angel with his shoulders slumped and head hanging disconsolately is especially poignant because its creator, Roman Shustrov, himself died of the virus in May 2020.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Valadon’s son slumps over disconsolately; her elderly mother stares passively; her tall young lover earnestly occupies his corner; while Valadon herself looks out warily, her mind somewhere else.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
I stared disconsolately at three crumpled slips of loose-leaf paper.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
“Now she’s mad. Oh, dear, I wish I hadn’t asked you to speak, Mama,” said May, looking disconsolately at the empty spaces on her table.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
