(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:01:36

De*spond"ent (?), a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despondre.]

Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.

-- De*spond"ent*ly, adv.

 

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