despondently

2 definitions found

despondently - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
     despond[=e]re.]
     Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
     as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
     De*spond"ent*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

despondently - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  despondently
      adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked
             despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]