dejectedly
/dɪˈdʒɛktədli/adverb
dejectedly is spelled D-E-J-E-C-T-E-D-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dejectedly means “In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dejectedly?
| Letters | 10: D-E-J-E-C-T-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dejectedly?
Dejectedly appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dejectedly?
- UK /dɪˈdʒɛktədli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dejectedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dejectedly
- more dejectedly comparative
- most dejectedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dejectedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dejectedly come from?
From dejected + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).