low-spiritedly

adverb

as in downheartedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-spiritedly
  1. dejectedly
  2. painfully
  3. sadly
  4. bitterly
  5. unhappily
  6. despairingly
  7. woefully
  8. regretfully
Adverb
  • The Manchester City star sat dejectedly on the bench after he was subbed out for Jorgen Strand Larsen in the second half of extra time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Camp Bravo could only watch dejectedly, finally on the beach to witness defeat up close.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of dejectedly
Adverb
  • In applications like video calls, Xittel and Starlink’s round-trip signal delays became painfully obvious.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Besides the hike in energy use and cost, being home more often has led to more people becoming painfully aware of how poorly their systems run.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of painfully
Adverb
  • Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the heavy hitters attached, momentum has since stalled on the sci-fi project and it's sadly been shelved for the immediate future.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • There were riots, protests and a bitterly divisive war in Vietnam that looked intractable.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Wilde stars as one half of a struggling couple, unhappily married to a character played by Seth Rogen.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of unhappily
Adverb
  • What Justice Elena Kagan wrote of so despairingly in those cases resonates anew in Florida.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of despairingly
Adverb
  • Blanche ultimately did meet with victims shortly after Tillis made his demand, but the victims have decried that meeting as being woefully insufficient.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The subject matter feels woefully modern, culminating in Brian trying to convince a literal mob of his progressive credentials.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of woefully
Adverb
  • Their reports explained regretfully that the confrontation had prevented two officers from receiving awards for shooting burglars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Issa bitterly but regretfully prepares for the inevitable showdown.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of regretfully
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