Mopingly
/ˈmoʊ.pɪŋ.li/noun
In a dejected, melancholy, or listless manner.
Did you know?*Moping* likely comes from a Germanic root meaning “to be dull, droop, or be in a state of melancholy,” and the adverb *mopingly* preserves that old bodily image of sadness as a lowered, slackened posture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mōp-
“to be dull, sulk, or droop”
Middle English
English
mopen
“to be dull, dazed, or melancholy”
Early Modern English
English
mope
“to be listless or depressed”
18th Century
English
mopingly
“in a dull, dejected manner”
Modern English
English
mopingly
“in a dejected, listless way”