mopish

[ moh-pish ]
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adjective
  1. given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.

Origin of mopish

1
First recorded in 1615–25; mope + -ish1

Other 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 Masefield
  • If I hadn't known you before, I should have thought you were tiresome and mopish and had no spirit.

    Rutledge | Miriam Coles Harris
  • And yet I have not been very mopish and melancholy; have I, Bell?

    The Small House at Allington | Anthony Trollope
  • I 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