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joblessly

joblessly adverb: without a job.

Adverb

joblessly (not comparable)

  1. Without a job.
    • Thus the unfortunate languish joblessly or end up accepting temporary employment in which they are less likely to use their formal training or education.1995, Elleni Tedla, Sankofa: African Thought and Education, page 198

Origin of joblessly

From jobless + -ly. Attested since the 20th century.

Questions about joblessly

What does joblessly mean?
Joblessly means without a job.
What part of speech is joblessly?
Joblessly is an adverb.

Words near joblessly in the dictionary

  1. Jobies
  2. Jobin
  3. jobing
  4. Jobins
  5. jobless
  6. joblessly
  7. joblessness
  8. joblife
  9. joblike
  10. Jobling
  11. joblist

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