Define the word Dis*con\"so*late*ly"Disconsolately" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Disconsolate \Dis*con"so*late\, a. [LL. disconsolatus; L. dis- +
consolatus, p. p. of consolari to console. See Console, v.
t.]
1. Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited;
hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a
bereaved and disconsolate parent.
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One morn a Peri at the gate
Of Eden stood disconsolate. --Moore.
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The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh,
Were dropping wet, disconsolate and wan. --Dryden.
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2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the
disconsolate darkness of the winter nights. --Ray.
Syn: Forlorn; melancholy; sorrowful; desolate; woeful;
hopeless; gloomy. -- Dis*con"so*late*ly, adv. --
Dis*con"so*late*ness, n.
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"disconsolately" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
disconsolately
adv : in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting
circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately]
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