Meanings
adverbdespondingly (comparative more despondingly, superlative most despondingly)
comparative more despondingly · superlative most despondingly
- In a desponding manner.
"But you cannot tell where she went on leaving here?" Robert asked, despondingly.
1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret
Origin
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APA
despondingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondingly
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“despondingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despondingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondingly.
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