'Despondently' definitions:
Definition of 'despondently'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]
Definition of 'Despondently'
From: GCIDE
- Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despond[=e]re.] Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. -- {De*spond"ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]