Resignedly
adverb
In a way that accepts something with patience even though you are not happy about it.
He sighed resignedly, turning back to his work.
Often appears as...
- sigh resignedly
- nod resignedly
adverb
In a way that accepts something with patience even though you are not happy about it.
He sighed resignedly, turning back to his work.
Often appears as...
- sigh resignedly
- nod resignedly
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Acceptance
Shows accepting a situation with a heavy heart, expressing a sense of giving up.
She looked at the overcast sky resignedly, no picnic today.
Pro Tip 2/3No Resistance
Indicates no attempt to challenge or fight a disappointing situation.
The team listened resignedly as the coach announced their defeat.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Displeasure
Often hints at underlying dissatisfaction despite outward acceptance.
He returned the faulty product resignedly, too tired to argue.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Acceptance
Shows accepting a situation with a heavy heart, expressing a sense of giving up.
She looked at the overcast sky resignedly, no picnic today.
Pro Tip 2/3No Resistance
Indicates no attempt to challenge or fight a disappointing situation.
The team listened resignedly as the coach announced their defeat.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Displeasure
Often hints at underlying dissatisfaction despite outward acceptance.
He returned the faulty product resignedly, too tired to argue.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Acceptance
Shows accepting a situation with a heavy heart, expressing a sense of giving up.
She looked at the overcast sky resignedly, no picnic today.
Pro Tip 2/3No Resistance
Indicates no attempt to challenge or fight a disappointing situation.
The team listened resignedly as the coach announced their defeat.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Displeasure
Often hints at underlying dissatisfaction despite outward acceptance.
He returned the faulty product resignedly, too tired to argue.
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Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
Example 1 of 1
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