"disconsolately" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more disconsolately [comparative], most disconsolately [superlative]
Etymology: disconsolate + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disconsolate|ly}} disconsolate + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} disconsolately (comparative more disconsolately, superlative most disconsolately)
  1. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation. Synonyms (in a cheerless, dreary manner): bleakly, drearily Synonyms (in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation): dejectedly, inconsolably, unconsolably Translations (In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation): desconsoladament (Catalan), trøstesløst (Danish), απαρηγορήτως (aparigorítos) (Greek), несчастно (nesčastno) (Russian), безутешно (bezutešno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disconsolately-en-adv-WwTiYr1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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        {
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          "sense": "In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation",
          "word": "desconsoladament"
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      "sense": "in a cheerless, dreary manner",
      "word": "drearily"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation",
      "word": "dejectedly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation",
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    },
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      "word": "безутешно"
    }
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