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# despairingly

adverb (no other forms)

«despairingly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a hopeless way, as if you have given up all hope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a hero or child cries out despairingly when all seems lost.

### Examples

- "Help me!" she cried despairingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/#x1)
- He sat on the step and shook his head despairingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/#x2)
- The boy looked despairingly at the flooded road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «despairingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«despairingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/despairingly.html) on Mova free.