Definition of "dejectedly" [dejectedly]

• In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way. (adverb)

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• ""I've had a word with my supervisor," I begin dejectedly, knowing what's coming next."
• ""Who's going to vote for Chicago in the first round besides Canada and Jamaica?" said 1960 Olympic gold medalist Bill Mulliken, walking dejectedly from the rally."
• "I, "dejectedly," haven't been in love for quite a long, long time now."