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chopfallen

[ chop-faw-luhn ]

adjective



chopfallen

/ ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən /

adjective

  1. a variant of chapfallen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopfallen1

First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences

But I got out of earshot as fast as might be, quite chopfallen and ashamed.

Most chopfallen, blue, enters the National Agent this Limbo whither he has sent so many.

The latter had shrunk up in his chair and was looking as chopfallen and guilty as a dog caught sucking eggs.

Tetlow, chopfallen but obdurate, got himself speedily out of sight.

Mr. Titmouse walked along Piccadilly with a truly chopfallen and disconsolate air.

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