dejectedly

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UK/dɪˈdʒɛktədli/

adverb

In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.

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dejectlyin low spirits
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Meanings

adverbdejectedly (comparative more dejectedly, superlative most dejectedly)

comparative more dejectedly · superlative most dejectedly

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

    From his disembodied mind Gargravarr watched dejectedly.

    1995, Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: a Trilogy in Five Parts, →ISBN, page 202
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    "Don't we behave just as stupidly in our pursuit of happiness - don't we?" Simpson nodded dejectedly.

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

    Synonyms: dejectly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.

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dejectly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a dejected manner

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in low spirits
Also see
dejectlydisconsolately

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dejected + -ly.

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APA

dejectedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dejectedly

MLA

“dejectedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dejectedly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dejectedly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dejectedly.

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