mopy

Example Sentences

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She woslike: Well, I do not want are Babys having a mopy dad.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2017

He got mopy and melancholy, and couldn't or wouldn't work.

From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

I shall call at twelve in the carriage; and, mind, don't you look red and mopy.

From Trumps by Curtis, George William

Though your head it may rack with a bilious attack, And your senses with toothache you're losing, Don't be mopy and flat—they don't fine you for that, If you're properly quaint and amusing!

From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir

I keep her awake with my cough all night, and am mopy and cross all day, but she is just as kind and affectionate as she can be.

From Stepping Heavenward by Prentiss, E. (Elizabeth)