Despairful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈspɛːfəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Despairful is an adjective meaning Characterised by despair; hopeless.
Meaning
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
Example Sentences
The captain went forward interfering rather than assisting. I was alternately despairful and desperate.
[…] wretches, whose vnhappie cace, / After lost credite and consumed thrift, / At last them driuen hath to this despairefull drift.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include despairing, hopeless, desolate, dark-hearted, bleak, desperate.
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