despairingly

English

Etymology

From despairing +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/

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Adverb

despairingly (comparative more despairingly, superlative most despairingly)

1. In a despairing manner.
   • 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter IV, in Leave It to Psmith:

     It was raining. She was over there, crouched despairingly beneath the awning of that shop. She wanted to be elsewhere, but the moisture lay in wait to damage her hat.

Anagrams

• redisplaying