All 4 Uses of
resignation
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- He stood up, gravely ungirdled and disrobed himself of his gown, saying resignedly: —Mulligan is stripped of his garments.†
Chpt 1 *
- Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow: —And going forth he met Butterly.†
Chpt 1
- Mr Dedalus sighed resignedly.†
Chpt 6
- He drank resignedly from his tumbler, running his fingers down the flutes.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils