All 4 Uses of
dejected
in
Gone with the Wind
- Since eight o'clock she had been trying on and rejecting dresses, and now she stood dejected and irritable in lace pantalets, linen corset cover and three billowing lace and linen petticoats.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- and with her heart in her throat, Scarlett had her first sight of Yankee uniforms, as Uncle Peter pointed with his whip to a detachment of dejected-looking bluecoats being shepherded toward the depot by a squad of Confederates with fixed bayonets, to entrain for the prison camp.†
Chpt 2.8
- The horse stood with head drooping dejectedly and refused to start.†
Chpt 3.24dejectedly = with low spirits (sadness, disappointment, hopelessness)
- "This is a fine mess," thought Scarlett dejectedly.†
Chpt 4.32
Definition:
feeling sad, disappointed, or low in spirits -- especially after a loss or setback