Definition
In a desponding manner; with a sense of losing hope or becoming discouraged.
Etymology
From 'desponding' (verb form or adjective) plus the adverb suffix '-ly', creating an adverb that describes how an action is performed or how something appears.
Kelly Says
When a character speaks despondingly in dialogue, the word itself becomes an instruction to the reader's inner voice—you hear their hopelessness, their slowness, the defeated drag in their words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በመንፈስ ጨርነት
be men-fis cher-net
ARالعربية
بكل حزن
bi-kul hu-zin
BNবাংলা
অনুপেক্ষিতভাবে
anu-pe-k-shi-ta-bha-be
CACatalà
desesperadament
de-spe-ra-da-men-te
CSČeština
rozpačitě
roz-pa-ci-te
DADansk
fortvivlet
fort-vi-vlet
DEDeutsch
entmutigt
ent-muh-ti-gt
ELΕλληνικά
με λύπη
me lípi
ESEspañol
desesperadamente
des-pe-ra-da-men-te
FAفارسی
غمگینانه
gham-gi-na-ne
FISuomi
toivottomasti
toi-vo-tom-as-ti
FRFrançais
dépondamment
de-pon-dɑ̃-mɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
निराश होकर
ni-ra-ash ho-kar
HUMagyar
reménytelenül
re-men-ye-te-len-ul
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan putus asa
dengan pu-tus a-sa
IGIG
na-aka-a-ka
na-a-ka-a-ka
ITItaliano
disperatamente
di-spe-ra-ta-men-te
KKKK
көңілсіз
ko-ng-il-siz
MRMR
निराशपणे
ni-ra-sha-pa-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan putus asa
dengan pu-tus a-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Wassers
ka-ji-wa-ssers
NLNederlands
wanhopig
wan-hop-ig
NONorsk
despondent
de-spon-dent
PLPolski
rozpaczliwie
roz-pa-ch-li-wi-e
PTPortuguês
desesperadamente
de-spe-ra-da-men-te
RORomână
cu deznădejdea
ku de-z-na-dej-dea
SVSvenska
despondent
de-spon-dent
SWKiswahili
kwa majonzi
kwa ma-jon-zi
TAதமிழ்
கவலையுடன்
ka-va-lai-yu-dan
TEతెలుగు
వేదనతో
ve-da-na-to
TLTL
nagbibigay-malungkot
na-gi-bi-gay-ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
çaresizce
cha-re-si-z-ce
UKУкраїнська
похмуро
pok-mu-ro
URاردو
مایوسی سے
ma-yo-si se
VITiếng Việt
buồn chán
buon chan