disconsolately en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English disconsolate Middle English -ly English -ly English disconsolately From disconsolate + -ly.
Meanings
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In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation.
Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland.
1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 74:From the bank the lamb looked at her, then faced round to the hut, and, baaing disconsolately, trotted a few paces back.
1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disconsolately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more disconsolately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
drearily (in a cheerless, dreary manner) · unconsolably (in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation) · bleakly (in a cheerless, dreary manner) · dejectedly (in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation) · inconsolably (in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation)
Translations (7)
ru горько (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · el απαρηγορήτως (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · ru несчастно (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · da trøstesløst (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · ru безутешно (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · ca desconsoladament (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation) · ru мрачно (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation)