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resignedly

re·signed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-zahynd]
    • /rɪˈzaɪnd/
    • /rɪˈzaɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-zahynd]
    • /rɪˈzaɪnd/

Definitions of resignedly word

  • adjective resignedly submissive or acquiescent. 1
  • adjective resignedly characterized by or indicative of resignation. 1

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Origin of resignedly

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; resign + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Resignedly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

resignedly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for resignedly

adv resignedly

  • dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
  • impassively — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
  • imperturbably — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
  • meekly — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.

adverb resignedly

  • enduringly — In an enduring manner or fashion; such as to endure.
  • fatalistically — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
  • forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
  • heavily — with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.
  • wearily — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.

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