despairingly

despairingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English despairing
English -ly
English despairingly

    From despairing + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/
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    Adverb

    despairingly (comparative more despairingly, superlative most despairingly)

    1. In a despairing manner.
      • 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter IV, in Leave It to Psmith:
        It was raining. She was over there, crouched despairingly beneath the awning of that shop. She wanted to be elsewhere, but the moisture lay in wait to damage her hat.

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