discontentedly
- a word derived from discontent.
- a word derived from discontented.
Example Sentences
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When they make their fabled entrance into their disheveled house, it’s George who now mutters discontentedly, “What a dump!”
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2018
The three Prozoroff sisters and their brother Andrey live discontentedly in a dull provincial town.
From Time Magazine Archive
He stared vaguely, discontentedly, in the direction of the windows.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
His people brought him a little supper of chocolate and sweet cakes and fruit, and he stared at the food discontentedly.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
In the mean time, however, the Protestants who had been gazing at him as he mounted, gathered into knots together, and seemed to be speaking hastily and discontentedly.
From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
