disconsolately

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English disconsolate Middle English -ly English -ly English disconsolately From disconsolate + -ly.

1. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation.

   “From the bank the lamb looked at her, then faced round to the hut, and, baaing disconsolately, trotted a few paces back.”

   “Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland.”