resigned

adjective

/rɪˈzaɪnd/

Definition

› accepting that something you do not like will happen because you cannot change it: a resigned look/expression/toneTolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or peopleAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval resignedly

/-li/ adverb › "We're going to be late again," he said resignedly.Tolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or peopleAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval

(Definition of resigned adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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