dejectedly
2
6.5
- adverb
- /dɪˈdʒɛktɪdli/
:
deprimido
- Bob stands staring dejectedly out at the lake.
- sat dejectedly
- said dejectedly
- slumped dejectedly
Examples
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Tyasan stared dejectedly at the ground, slowly shaking his head.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then, reality hits them and they dejectedly say, "My wife would never do that."
Blog text (11) -
His hat is pushed back dejectedly on his head.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I assume that means it's no deal?" said the Mouse dejectedly.
Fiction book (1991) -
Charlie sits dejectedly on the floor over his poetry journal.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ripley looks at him dejectedly as though all hope had been lost.
Fiction book (1992) -
You had a question. "I don't know," the priest said dejectedly.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the middle of the background, Norville sits dejectedly stirring a cup of coffee.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yuri shook his head dejectedly as he hung up the phone.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rynyan just stared, then bounced dejectedly over to sulk in a corner.
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
6.2
In a way that shows no hope or cheer
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
2.8
In a way that shows you feel sad because you did not get what you wanted
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
7.5
In a way that shows great loneliness and sadness
1
7.4
In a sad way that shows no hope
In a very sad way
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dejectedly comes from the parts de- ('down') and -ject ('to throw'), the same root you see in eject and reject. It once meant 'thrown down', so to act dejectedly is to look sad or 'down' in spirit.