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hangdog
[hang-dawg, -dog]
adjective
He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression.
browbeaten; defeated; intimidated.
He always went about with a hangdog look.
Synonyms: crestfallen, wretchedsuitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive.
noun
a degraded, contemptible person.
hangdog
/ ˈhæŋˌdɒɡ /
adjective
downcast, furtive, or guilty in appearance or manner
noun
a furtive or sneaky person
Example Sentences
There are many scenes where Robinson abandons his jittery schtick to allow Ron’s frustration and hangdog fatigue with his life to guide them, anchoring the absurdity in Robinson’s naturalistic charm.
“The Lowdown” tames Lee’s mania for his cause through the barely obscured current of hangdog defeat weakly powering his personal life.
‘THE OUTLAWS’ Prime Video Gangly, gawky Stephen Merchant puts his physicality and hangdog persona to fine use in this British crime comedy.
“Please, don’t make me talk so much,” he said recently, in a low register, his hangdog eyes pleading with the universe.
As a detective, he’s a superhero, with keen powers of observation, but as a person, he’s the hangdog underdog, the little guy, upon whom his foes look with disdain.
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