chopfallen

[ chop-faw-luh n ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌfɔ lən /

Origin of chopfallen

First recorded in 1595–1605

Most chopfallen, blue, enters the National Agent this Limbo whither he has sent so many.

The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle
The rejected postulant, chopfallen and sullen, repaired to his mother and related his unsuccess.

Mark Gildersleeve |John S. Sauzade
A few minutes later Griffin came off, chopfallen and disappointed.

The Wing-and-Wing |J. Fenimore Cooper
The latter had shrunk up in his chair and was looking as chopfallen and guilty as a dog caught sucking eggs.

Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne

Tetlow, chopfallen but obdurate, got himself speedily out of sight.

The Grain Of Dust |David Graham Phillips

chopfallen

/ (ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən) /

a variant of chapfallen