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Vinony

despairingly

adverb

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Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English despairing Middle English -ly English -ly English despairingly From despairing + -ly.

  1. In a despairing manner.

    “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.”