disconsolately
Use Disconsolately in a sentence
sə adjective
1.
without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
2.
characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.
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disconsolate (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sad beyond comfort; inconsolable |
| 2. | disappointed; dejected |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from | |
| dis'consolately | |
| —adv | |
| dis'consolateness | |
| —n | |
| disconso'lation | |
| —n | |
| disconsolate (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sad beyond comfort; inconsolable |
| 2. | disappointed; dejected |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from | |
| dis'consolately | |
| —adv | |
| dis'consolateness | |
| —n | |
| disconso'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
disconsolate
late 14c., from M.L. disconsolatus "comfortless," from L. dis- "away" + consolatus, pp. of consolari (see console (v.)). Related: Disconsolately.
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Example sentences
He disconsolately dried his clothes in a cold cell, where he languished until this morning, when he was released.
Her lover swims after her, but eventually sinks disconsolately into the ocean.
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