dejectedly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English deject

English -ed

English dejected

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English dejectedly

From dejected + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʒɛktədli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

dejectedly (comparative more dejectedly, superlative most dejectedly)

1. In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.

   Synonym: (obsolete) dejectly

   • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:

     "Don't we behave just as stupidly in our pursuit of happiness - don't we?" Simpson nodded dejectedly.

   • 1995, Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: a Trilogy in Five Parts, →ISBN, page 202:

     From his disembodied mind Gargravarr watched dejectedly.