- resignedly adv
- 1) "I suppose I'll have to write my name again." said Tom resignedly. 2) "I'm not a crook," Nixon said resignedly.
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resignedly adv
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resignedly — (adv.) 1670s, from resigned (pp. adjective from RESIGN (Cf. resign)) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
Resignedly — Re*sign ed*ly (r[ e]*z[imac]n [e^]d*l[y^]), adv. With submission. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resignedly — adv. Resignedly is used with these verbs: ↑sigh … Collocations dictionary
resignedly — rɪ zaɪndlɪ adv. in a resigned manner, acquiescently, yieldingly, submissively … English contemporary dictionary
resign v — resignedly adv … English expressions
sign v — Baseball players sometimes have sign us trouble. resignedly adv … English expressions
resigned — adj. (often foll. by to) having resigned oneself; submissive, acquiescent. Derivatives: resignedly adv. resignedness n … Useful english dictionary
resigned — resignedly /ri zuy nid lee/, adv. resignedness, n. /ri zuynd /, adj. 1. submissive or acquiescent. 2. characterized by or indicative of resignation. [1645 55; RESIGN + ED2] * * * … Universalium
resigned — [[t]rɪza͟ɪnd[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ to n/ ing If you are resigned to an unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it without complaining because you realize that you cannot change it. He is resigned to the noise, the mess, the constant… … English dictionary
resigned — re|signed [rıˈzaınd] adj 1.) be resigned to (doing) sth to calmly accept a situation that is bad, but cannot be changed ▪ She s resigned to spending Christmas on her own. ▪ Sam was resigned to the fact that he would never be promoted. 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
