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downcast adjective. E17.
[Partly from DOWN- + CAST ppl adjective, partly as pa. pple of DOWNCAST verb.]
Cast down, destroyed. Chiefly fig., dispirited, depressed. E17.
S. T. Warner He'll get over it..; but just now he's dreadfully downcast. D. Lodge She was a bit downcast by this chilly reception.
Of a look, the eyes, etc.: directed downwards, lowered. E17.
L. P. Hartley Her downcast eyes were bent in an ecstasy of maternal devotion on the doll.