resignedly
resignedly · more resignedly · most resignedly
With resignation and acceptanceWith resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
» Tom has resignedly accepted his fate.
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1 sensesWith resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
Resignedly, I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted.
Examples
2 sentencesTom has resignedly accepted his fate.
He resignedly watched me leave.
Forms
more resignedly, most resignedly| Comparative | more resignedly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most resignedly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a hopeless resigned manner:abjectly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.