What is "dejectedly"

Usage examples of "dejectedly".

Arms folded in front of him, hunched over dejectedly, he glared at the giant Warrior behind the wheel.

SOPHIA, who, during the scene, has been leaning dejectedly on her hand.

Marine reservist, sitting dejectedly atop a pile of ammunition crates next to a large olive drab painted van, was astonished at the clockwork precision of the SGRCP as they formed a double line of club-and shield-bearing skirmishers, in front, rifle-carrying men and women behind.

Lizy looked like a wilted meadow reed, the blue streamers on her hat drooped dejectedly, her best shoes were all dusty, and the three-cornered rent was the feature of her best muslin delaine dress that one saw first.

Brenda sat dejectedly between Lieutenant Henbit and one of his detectives.

The bronc stood there, its legs trembling, its head hanging dejectedly.

But Broud had seen her sitting alone staring dejectedly into the fire one evening.

Because she never went to the office this early in the day, Marcie sank down onto the hearth, took the poker in hand, and dejectedly stirred the live coals beneath the cold ashes.

Dejectedly, I walked across the forecourt to try another pump but again it was useless - not a single millilitre of fuel remained there.

CHAPTER XI JIMMY DECIDES TO BE HIMSELF It was less than a quarter of an hour later--such was the speed with which Nemesis, usually slow, had overtaken him--that Jerry Mitchell, carrying a grip and walking dejectedly, emerged from the back premises of the Pett home and started down Riverside Drive in the direction of his boarding-house, a cheap, clean, and respectable establishment situated on Ninety-seventh Street between the Drive and Broadway.

It was less than a quarter of an hour latersuch was the speed with which Nemesis, usually slow, had overtaken himthat Jerry Mitchell, carrying a grip and walking dejectedly, emerged from the back premises of the Pett home and started down Riverside Drive in the direction of his boarding-house, a cheap, clean, and respectable establishment situated on Ninety-seventh Street between the Drive and Broadway.

Her red eyes, which looked buried in her unhealthily puffy face, kept blinking dejectedly.

After a long conversation with both parties, the mother of all RADAR Rangers leaned dejectedly against a madrone whose gnarled roots pushed up through the trail at her feet.

Beauty rescued, half open, and brought indoors, where they sal dejectedly in a vase, too weary of the struggle to finish opening, their petals brown-edged and soon falling.

In answer to my questions -- I asked them in a very offhand manner, with an affectation of boredom -- Klepp dejectedly shook his head over an adipose neck, unbuttoned his vest and buttoned it up again, made swimming movements, and acted as if he were under a raft.