despondently

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

despondently
    adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked
           despairingly" [syn: {despairingly}, {despondently}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
   despond[=e]re.]
   Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
   as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
   {De*spond"ent*ly}, adv.
   [1913 Webster]