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downcast
01
pointing, looking, or directed toward the ground or a lower position
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most downcast
Comparative
more downcast
gradable
Examples
The soldier's eyes were downcast during the ceremony.
02
(of a person or their manner) melancholic and full of grief
Examples
She walked with downcast eyes, lost in her thoughts of sorrow.
Downcast
01
a vertical or inclined shaft in a mine through which fresh air enters
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
downcasts
Examples
The miners checked the downcast before beginning their shift.
Lexical Tree
downcast
down
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