mopish
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- mopishly adverb
- mopishness noun
Etymology
Origin of mopish
Example Sentences
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These give an insight into the physical and mental anxieties of Shakespearean England - whether being "thrust with a rapier in his privy parts" or suffering from being "mopish" or "melancholy".
From BBC • May 15, 2019
In the film Stanton is less grand and less sexy, and Travolta plays it subdued, a tad mopish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whenever one feels dull and mopish, he should indulge in the luxury of a Turkish bath.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
I had an article to write for the "Atlantic," but felt mopish and could not write.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various
I would rather spend the evening with Mariana in the moated grange, for that mopish damsel would let me sit still and sulk if I wanted to.
From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion
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