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dispiritedly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English dispirited Middle English -ly English -ly English dispiritedly From dispirited + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a dispirited manner.
   • "Ah, well," he said, shrugging his shoulders dispiritedly. 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 45:
   • Cora's dazed stare followed them to earth and returned to Bradly, still unable to visualize him as a pauper. Bradly, having done with pretences and illusions, now dispiritedly accepted the inevitable. 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 209:

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