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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
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
downcasts
Examples
The miners checked the downcast before beginning their shift.
Lexical Tree
downcast
down
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