despondent

• Mimi daily grew more and more despondent, as though, now that we were beginning to grow up, she looked for nothing good from any one or anything When, on the day of which I am speaking, I went in to luncheon I found only Mimi, Katenka, Lubotshka, and St. Jerome in the dining-room. —  Youth
• One thing was plain enough to all; she was very ill and a little despondent, and longed above all things to see Effie and get home again. —  Christie Redfern's Troubles
• She was worn out and despondent, and declared herself quite ready to return to Falaise by the omnibus at five o'clock in the morning. —  The Doctor's Dilemma
• I am manager Hope drew back despondent, and his haggard countenance fell at such prompt repulse. —  A Perilous Secret
• She grew despondent, and the Cross family used every means to win her away from her sorrow Mr. Cross' mother, to whom he was devotedly attached, had also died, and the loneliness of both made their companionship more comforting. —  Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

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