Definition of Discontentedly

1. Adverb. With discontent; in a discontented manner. "He was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets"

Partainyms: Discontented

Definition of Discontentedly

1. Adverb. In a discontented manner. ¹

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Definition of Discontentedly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discontentedly

disconsecrated
disconsecrates
disconsecrating
disconsolacy
disconsolate
disconsolated
disconsolately
disconsolateness
disconsolation
disconsolations
disconsonant
discontent
discontentation
discontentations
discontented
discontentedly (current term)
discontentedness
discontentful
discontenting
discontention
discontentions
discontentive
discontentment
discontentments
discontents
discontiguous
discontinuable
discontinuances
discontinuation

Literary usage of Discontentedly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Animal Friends: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1893)
"For я long time he lay discontentedly contemplating the perplexities and anxieties incident to providing for his brood. Wondering why he could not sleep, ..."

2. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1882)
"... the Spita- man! does the sun shine upon him who has been by the dead, so discontentedly [does the moon]3, thus discontentedly do the stars ..."

3. Pahlavi Texts: Part I and II by Edward William West (1901)
"... mân ! does the sun shine upon him who has been by the dead, so discontentedly [does the moon]6, thus discontentedly do the stars ..."

4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1865)
"I read a few pages," answers Kate, more discontentedly than ever, " but I did not like it ; it made me very uncomfortable ; it seemed all beside the mark ..."

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