- listlessly
- listless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking energy or enthusiasm.DERIVATIVES listlessly adverb listlessness noun.ORIGIN Old English.
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listlessly — adverb in a listless manner (Freq. 1) they shook hands rather listlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑listless … Useful english dictionary
listlessly adv — 1) I should have written down the proposed food supplies, Tom said listlessly. 2) I refuse to make an agenda, Tom said listlessly … English expressions
Listlessly — Listless List less, a. [OE. listles, lustles. See {Lust}.] Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. A listless unconcern. Thomson. [1913 Webster] Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
listlessly — adverb see listless … New Collegiate Dictionary
listlessly — See listless. * * * … Universalium
listlessly — adverb In a listless manner, without energy … Wiktionary
listlessly — adv. indifferently, languidly, without interest, apathetically, without energy … English contemporary dictionary
listlessly — list·less·ly … English syllables
listlessly — See: listless … English dictionary
listless — listlessly, adv. listlessness, n. /list lis/, adj. having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake. [1400 50; late ME lystles. See LIST4, LESS] * * * … Universalium
