DOWNCAST

downcast. Downcast, a. bent down, uneasy, dejected, dull

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Down″cast′ (doun″kȧst′), a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. 'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. Dryden. — Down″cast′ly, adv. — Down″cast′ness, n.