'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]