Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despondently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: de-spon-dent-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a despondent manner.

Example Sentences

"Behind this raw matter one of the reclaimed, the product of the new forces at work, strolled despondently, carrying a rifle by its middle."

Etymology

Etymology tree English despondent Middle English -ly English -ly English despondently From despondent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more despondently (comparative) most despondently (superlative)

Synonyms

despairingly

Questions

What does despondently mean?: In a despondent manner.
Where does despondently come from?: Etymology tree English despondent Middle English -ly English -ly English despondently From despondent + -ly.

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