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Meanings of downcast in English

Filled with melancholy and despondency.

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      1
      The former were excited with delight; the latter were downcast with sorrow.
      Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. /...
      2
      Yet this time, to Morgan's surprise, Kingsley did not seem utterly downcast.
      The Fountains of Paradise
      3
      So I went in, but went in slowly and with downcast eyes.
      The House in the Mist
      4
      Others came back in the custody of policemen and with downcast looks.
      Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
      5
      Still, you wouldn't say that Nicolas Roeg seems in any way downcast.
      The Irish Times
      6
      Her eyes were downcast to hide the moisture that was in them.
      Youth Challenges
      7
      Her eyes were downcast-lookingupon the waxed floor as if in meditation.
      In the Valley
      8
      His downcast gaze fell upon the poor earthly brilliance of the diamonds.
      Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
      9
      Sophie went on her way downcast, but not in the least disheartened.
      The Fortune Hunter
      10
      For an instant Feller was downcast; then confidence returned at high pitch.
      The Last Shot
      11
      But the handsome, beardless face of the sledge-driver looked mournful and downcast.
      Dream Tales and Prose Poems
      12
      She was somewhat heavy and grave, I think, downcast and yet watchful.
      Lore of Proserpine
      13
      All Christendom feels the shock, and mourns with downcast eyes the consequences.
      Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
      14
      At the door he turned and said timidly and with downcast eyes.
      The Indian Lily and Other Stories
      15
      Kedzie lifted her downcast eyes in gratitude for such a godlike resolution.
      We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
      16
      Some were joyous, and some downcast; some were sorry, and others glad.
      Four Arthurian Romances
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