dispiritedly

English

Etymology

dispirited +‎ -ly

Adverb

dispiritedly (comparative more dispiritedly, superlative most dispiritedly)

1. In a dispirited manner.
   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 209:

     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.

   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 45:

     "Ah, well,' he said, shrugging his shoulders dispiritedly.