dispirited

[ dih-spir-i-tid ]

/ dɪˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.

Origin of dispirited

First recorded in 1640–50; dispirit + -ed²

dis·pir·it·ed·ly, adverb dis·pir·it·ed·ness, noun

There was a cheery ring to Zenie's voice that had been wont to drag so dispiritedly.

Stubble |George Looms
She told him dispiritedly, leaving him time after each item of her discontent to put her in the wrong.

The Squire's Daughter |Archibald Marshall
He went about dispiritedly, and the last few times that he crowed it made Rebecca Mary cry.

Rebecca Mary |Annie Hamilton Donnell
She said dispiritedly that it was 54, remembering vaguely that it was somewhere in the fifties.

Understood Betsy |Dorothy Canfield

Miss Conroy said no dispiritedly, and they swung about and followed Chub's leadership apathetically.

Rowdy of the Cross L |B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. Bower

dispirited

/ (dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd) /

low in spirit or enthusiasm; downhearted or depressed; discouraged

dispiritedly, adverb dispiritedness, noun