mopish
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These give an insight into the physical and mental anxieties of Shakespearean England - whether being "thrust with a rapier in his privy parts" or suffering from being "mopish" or "melancholy".
From BBC • May 15, 2019
In the film Stanton is less grand and less sexy, and Travolta plays it subdued, a tad mopish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dr. Bleedem, poor man! seeing her looking mopish, prescribed her a course of steel medicine.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III by M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)
But then you see, Jeanne, it is of no use being dull and mopish in prison, or the others are sure to suspect you of something or other.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
It makes her so sad and mopish to be always with Miss Haworth.
From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc