discontented

[ dis-kuhn-ten-tid ]

/ ˌdɪs kənˈtɛn tɪd /

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adjective

not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy: For all their wealth, or perhaps because of it, they were discontented.

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Origin of discontented

First recorded in 1485–95; discontent + -ed²

dis·con·tent·ed·ly, adverbdis·con·tent·ed·ness, nounpre·dis·con·tent·ed, adjectiveself-dis·con·tent·ed, adjective

But all things, I fear, do not go well with them; they look discontentedly, but I know not what ails them.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
“I might have known what would come of your exchanging so often,” remarked Uncle Cephas, discontentedly.
Growing Up|Jennie M. Drinkwater
"If I could make the man propose, I would be his betrothed without a day's delay," Louise would reply, quite discontentedly.
Jolly Sally Pendleton|Laura Jean Libbey
"It is unendurable that they of the silk market should be so ill-equipped," remarked Tsae-che discontentedly as she entered.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah

One o'clock found him stretched out on the couch in their room yawning discontentedly over the Herald.
Southern Hearts|Florence Hull Winterburn