Both Uses
dejected
in
The Phantom of the Opera
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- Raoul walked away, dejectedly, to the graveyard in which the church stood and was indeed alone among the tombs, reading the inscriptions; but, when he turned behind the apse, he was suddenly struck by the dazzling note of the flowers that straggled over the white ground.†
Chpt 5dejectedly = with low spirits (sadness, disappointment, hopelessness)
- Nevertheless, they had been so absolutely tricked that they were bound to suffer a certain dejection.†
Chpt 16 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dejected) feeling sad, disappointed, or low in spirits -- especially after a loss or setback
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)