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downcast Definition

down·cast (-kast′)

adjective

  1. directed downward
  2. very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected

downcast Synonyms

downcast

modif.

downcast Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • look: Teal'c made occasional visits to the Land of Light, returning either with a face of thunder or looking downcast - almost browbeaten.
  • perform: Feedback Modify Exercise 1 so that it uses instanceof to check the type before performing the downcast.

Adjective modifier

  • little: I was beyond being scared, but more than a little downcast at what my fate may be.
  • type-safe: The second syntax for RTTI is called a " type-safe downcast.

Modifies a noun

  • shaft: At the shaft bottom of a downcast shaft, this was where the fresh air was drawn down.
  • eye: They were all poorly clad, and from their downcast eyes and their humble looks I guessed them to be the victims of oppression.
  • face: She glanced up as I entered, and then became very still, with a downcast face and her hands clenched on the table.
  • look: There stood Buzzer, wearing a worried downcast look.
  • head: Suddenly she seized my downcast head and kissed my hair.
  • voice: His feeble companion entreated them with a downcast voice to carry the empty body wherever they wished.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: And all the village wondered as he passed What made the change, what made him so downcast.
  • very: A colleague of mine, a woman, came to work one morning, looking very downcast and not herself.
  • somewhat: Even Frank seemed somewhat downcast â a bad sign, as heâs normally a cheery soul, despite the anger raging inside him.
  • slightly: The Aussies start expressing their support for their fella and the Australian Alps are still full, if slightly downcast.

Noun used with modifier

  • eye: We are not always habited, and rarely to be seen with hands folded and eyes downcast!
  • face: Head slightly bowed, face downcast, lips pursed; this is a wise, withdrawn Mehmed.
  • thou: It goes like this: ' Why art thou downcast, O my soul?
  • art: It goes like this: ' Why art thou downcast, O my soul?

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Annie, tho, looked downcast, so he changed his mind again and they went round the park once more.
  • feel: The day just sort of dissolved at the end and I for one left feeling slightly downcast.