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Definition of Disconsolately
1. Adverb. In grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects.
Definition of Disconsolately
1. Adverb. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation. ¹
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Definition of Disconsolately
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disconsolately
Literary usage of Disconsolately
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Passages from the American Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1868)
"A rainy day, and people passing with umbrellas disconsolately between the spectator
and these various scenes of indoor occupation and comfort. ..."
2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Clara, a little way off, was looking at the cowslip? disconsolately. Paul and
Miriam stayed close ... Clara was still wandering about disconsolately. ..."
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