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
  • Broadly speaking, great works of Russian literature have a tendency to combine painfully austere themes with strangely rich imaginations.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For Holocaust survivors and their descendants, as well as for the Jewish immigrants and their children, Yiddish became a source of nostalgia – the link to a world that vanished painfully in a short period of time.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of painfully
Adverb
  • In this case, a small organization was able to generate more engagement than the YouTube channels for major media organizations like The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and, sadly, Semafor.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Dickie Birdsall sadly passed away last year, and his family has now decided to let the car go.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • Homer Hill, as the name suggests, is also at no little altitude, and bitterly exposed to the elements when winter arrives.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Although the Supreme Court’s power to overrule Congress is now broadly accepted, it was bitterly contested for more than a century.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • The latest chapter in a story that always ends unhappily ever after.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unhappily
Adverb
  • Parents of children made sickest must wait it out in the hospital, despairingly wondering whether their child will die.
    — Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What Justice Elena Kagan wrote of so despairingly in those cases resonates anew in Florida.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of despairingly
Adverb
  • In addition, many stations are woefully dirty and could use cleaning, repairs and a coat of paint.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The authors also portrayed her as woefully out of touch with the DSA on Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 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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