listlessly
listlessly adverb: in a listless manner; without energy or enthusiasm.
Adverb
listlessly (comparative more listlessly, superlative most listlessly)
- In a listless manner; without energy or enthusiasm.
- The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44
- And as a child stares at the bare walls of a narrow hut, so the gods looked all listlessly upon the worlds, saying: “Will no new thing be?”1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 31
Examples of listlessly in a sentence
- "Boy!" A Chinese in a white coat responded listlessly.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 521:
- In its place is the sad wheeze of the last surviving party balloon slowly, listlessly deflating.2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, in The Onion AV Club:
Forms of listlessly
| comparative | more listlessly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most listlessly |
Origin of listlessly
From listless + -ly.
Questions about listlessly
- What does listlessly mean?
- Listlessly means in a listless manner; without energy or enthusiasm.
- How do you use listlessly in a sentence?
- "Boy!" A Chinese in a white coat responded listlessly.
- What part of speech is listlessly?
- Listlessly is an adverb.
Words near listlessly in the dictionary
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