mopish
[ moh-pish ]
adjective
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
Origin of mopish
1Other words from mopish
- mop·ish·ly, adverb
- mop·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby mopish
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How to use mopish in a sentence
It drives out instantly from Romeo a sentimental love that had made him mopish and wan.
William Shakespeare | John MasefieldIf I hadn't known you before, I should have thought you were tiresome and mopish and had no spirit.
Rutledge | Miriam Coles HarrisAnd yet I have not been very mopish and melancholy; have I, Bell?
The Small House at Allington | Anthony TrollopeI had an article to write for the "Atlantic," but felt mopish and could not write.
They certainly were not those of a woman plunged in inconsolable grief, for she was neither mopish nor artificially gay.
The Seven Secrets | William Le Queux
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