despairing
adjective
given to despair or hopelessness.
undespairing
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a word derived from
despairing.
Example Sentences
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Best of the lot, though, is Mr. Micawber, played by W. C. Fields, red-nosed, dazzled, grandiloquent and undespairing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever may have been his thoughts, the undespairing Norman grappled with his troubles in the usual way.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
The undespairing Norman died instantly, without feeling or admitting defeat.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Knowing that the life of every nation, as of each individual, is a battle, let us remember, also, that the battle is to those who fight with faith and undespairing devotion.
From Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose by J. M. (John Marcus) Dickey
The disciplined valor of the Prussian troops and the supreme leadership of their undespairing King had thus far held the invading hosts at bay; but now the end seemed near.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
