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Definition of Disconsolately
Disconsolately 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.
One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood
disconsolate. --Moore.
The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh, Were
dropping wet, disconsolate and wan. --Dryden.
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.