low-spiritedly

Definition of low-spiritedlynext
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Adverb
  • Now, the 36-year-old grower, who inherited the generational plot from his father, can only wave his arm dejectedly at row after row of weak, spindly stems, the result of catastrophic floods that swept the South Asian nation’s agricultural heartland to a degree not experienced in three decades.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Immediately after his defeat, Medvedev violently smashed a racket in frustration and sat dejectedly on his chair for several minutes before leaving the court.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Magic Mountain removed Revolution’s simple lap bars in 1992 and installed over-the-shoulder restraints — resulting in head-banging headaches for dismayed riders and making the coaster painfully unrideable.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The meme was dark, ridiculous and painfully accurate.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Adverb
  • In a state where the most recent men’s pro sports title was celebrated in 1991, seeing die-hard fans in tears is sadly not uncommon.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • New subscribers will receive a unique promo code in a text message that can be used on purchases on the website or the app (not in-person, sadly).
    Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The trial has dragged on for six years in a case that has bitterly divided the Israeli public.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The eight men at the center of this book shared the common experience of being born before the Civil War, when this country was bitterly divided over slavery.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • How many of my life decisions have been made in reaction to feeling unhappily married?
    Liana Finck, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Adverb
  • As this was an unprecedented case in which league officials participated in the deception, the remedy is woefully inadequate.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • But in 2026, that savings account has been woefully deficient.
    Imtiaz Rangwala, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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“Low-spiritedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-spiritedly. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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