The Collaborative International Dictionary
dispirited \dis*pir"it*ed\, a. Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm; disheartened; discouraged; daunted.
Syn: depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low, low-spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized. [1913 Webster] -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a dispirited manner.
WordNet
adv. in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances" [syn: hopelessly]
Usage examples of "dispiritedly".
Lily advised against her better judgment, but Alden was so happily energized at the moment when he had been sloping around the house so dispiritedly for weeks even as he acted at keeping busy making plans and rummaging in the barn for agrarian implements to polish and sharpen and balance, that Lily could not bring herself to discourage him now.
The class looked dispiritedly at the enormous boxes Hagrid had brought out, all lined with pillows and fluffy blankets.
Dispiritedly, she peeled some potatoes, put them on to parboil, then started to make a french dressing.
Five seconds later he shook his head dispiritedly, screwed his eyes shut as he winced in what appeared to be considerable pain, withdrew his head, closed the screen, brushed the snow away from his flaming red hair and magnificent handlebar moustache, and twisted round to look at Smith.
He opened his eyes and saw the red and purple fish floating belly-up, its long golden fins trailing dispiritedly behind it.