low-spiritedly

adverb

Definition of low-spiritedlynext
as in downheartedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-spiritedly
  1. sadly
  2. unhappily
  3. regretfully
Adverb
  • Advertisement Accountability is essential, and many questions will be put to city, county, state and federal officials once the fires calm down, which sadly doesn’t seem to be anytime soon.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • And sadly, there are hours of devastating winds still to go.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • Although Hemingway had been somewhat happily employed by the Toronto Star Weekly as a foreign correspondent since 1921, in 1923 he was unhappily transferred to feature writing for the Toronto Daily Star under the notorious Hindmarsh.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 6 Jan. 2025
  • One of them is another family friend, the unhappily married Naomi Shah, who at the psychologist’s 40th wedding-anniversary party takes an interest in Griffin that turns quickly, shockingly carnal, leading to a series of encounters in her Mercedes and elsewhere.
    Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of unhappily
Adverb
  • Both bravely and regretfully, Daniel shared how those feelings led him to treat his friends poorly.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
  • But the situation is regretfully seeing two conflicting claims from the two parties.
    Jade Gomez, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of regretfully
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