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despondingly

despondingly adverb: in a desponding manner.

Adverb

despondingly (comparative more despondingly, superlative most despondingly)

  1. In a desponding manner.
    • "But you cannot tell where she went on leaving here?" Robert asked, despondingly.1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret

Forms of despondingly

comparativemore despondingly
superlativemost despondingly

Origin of despondingly

From desponding + -ly.

Questions about despondingly

What does despondingly mean?
Despondingly means in a desponding manner.
What part of speech is despondingly?
Despondingly is an adverb.

Words near despondingly in the dictionary

  1. desponder
  2. desponders
  3. despondest
  4. despondeth
  5. desponding
  6. despondingly
  7. despondings
  8. desponds
  9. desponsage
  10. desponsate
  11. desponsated

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