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mop⋅ish

  [moh-pish]
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–adjective
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
Origin:
1615–25; mope + -ish 1

Related forms:
mop⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
mop⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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mope   (mōp)   
intr.v.   moped, mop·ing, mopes

    1. To be gloomy or dejected.

    2. To brood or sulk. See Synonyms at brood.

  2. To move in a leisurely or aimless manner; dawdle.

n.  

  1. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.

  2. mopes Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.


[Origin unknown.]
mop'er n., mop'ish, mop'ey adj., mop'ish·ly adv.
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