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Downcast   /dˈaʊnkˌæst/   Listen
adjective
downcast  adj.  
1.
Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. "'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise."
2.
Depressed; dispirited; dejected; of people.
Synonyms: down(predicate), downhearted, low, low-spirited.


noun
Downcast  n.  
1.
Downcast or melancholy look. "That downcast of thine eye."
2.
(Mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.





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"Downcast" Quotes from Famous Books



... joy of pleasing the ideal, that is to say, the perfect friend. The same old happiness is lifted to a higher level. As for Martha, the girl who stayed behind in Ashford, nobody's life could seem duller to those who could not understand; she was slow of step, and her eyes were almost always downcast as if intent upon incessant toil; but they startled you when she looked up, with their shining light. She was capable of the happiness of holding fast to a great sentiment, the ineffable satisfaction of trying to please ...
— The Queen's Twin and Other Stories • Sarah Orne Jewett
... turning pale, stared at the TEN aghast. "Before to-morrow's night," he said, "in dust to rest, These walls with croaking images shall be downcast; I will not have fiends speak when angels are addressed." But while Zim at the Sphinxes clenched his hand and shook, The cup in which it seems the rich wine sweetly breathes, The cup with jewels sparkling, met his lowered look, Dwelling on the ...
— Poems • Victor Hugo
... into his downcast face, "how glad we are to hear that; just think, good Dr. Fisher says we ...
— Five Little Peppers Midway • Margaret Sidney
... going to the door, bade his squire, who watched without, pray the Prior John to come to them as they sought his counsel in a matter. So he came, and, standing before him with downcast head, Godwin told him all the tale, which, indeed, he who knew so much already, was quick to understand, and of their purpose also; while at a question from the prior, Wulf answered that it was well and truly ...
— The Brethren • H. Rider Haggard
... of the rabble only had exulted in the dreadful scene; the greater number of the people exhibited very different feelings. Nigel observed many in tears, or with downcast looks, returning to their homes; others exchanging glances of indignation; and he heard several exclaiming, "They died in a righteous cause. May we have grace to ...
— Villegagnon - A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution • W.H.G. Kingston


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