mopish

[ moh-pish ]

/ ˈmoʊ pɪʃ /

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adjective

given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.

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Origin of mopish

First recorded in 1615–25; mope + -ish¹

mop·ish·ly, adverbmop·ish·ness, noun

It drives out instantly from Romeo a sentimental love that had made him mopish and wan.
William Shakespeare|John Masefield
If I hadn't known you before, I should have thought you were tiresome and mopish and had no spirit.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
And yet I have not been very mopish and melancholy; have I, Bell?
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
I had an article to write for the "Atlantic," but felt mopish and could not write.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865|Various

They certainly were not those of a woman plunged in inconsolable grief, for she was neither mopish nor artificially gay.
The Seven Secrets|William Le Queux