discontented
not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy: For all their wealth, or perhaps because of it, they were discontented.
Origin of discontented
1Other words from discontented
- dis·con·tent·ed·ly, adverb
- dis·con·tent·ed·ness, noun
- pre·dis·con·tent·ed, adjective
- self-dis·con·tent·ed, adjective
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How to use discontented in a sentence
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 BramahOne o'clock found him stretched out on the couch in their room yawning discontentedly over the Herald.
Southern Hearts | Florence Hull Winterburn
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