1849 W. J. Linton in 512 Recollect..Æsop's noble fable, of the contention of the sun and wind: how the fierce blusterer cannot tear away the traveler's..cloak,..moaning defeatedly.
1930 T. Boyd in Feb. 159/1 His shoulders slumped defeatedly. He sighed.
2015 (Nexis) 11 Feb. ‘At least I tried my very best..I guess,’ she sings defeatedly.