The Only Use of
despondent
in
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- Not a latent echo in the house, ... not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, ... but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence, and gave a freer passage to his tears.
p. 37.8despondent = depressed
Definition:
emotionally depressed -- especially a feeling of grief and hopelessness after a loss