listlessly

Definition of listlesslynext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listlessly
Adverb
  • One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • And so, Vladimir and Estragon wearily choose to continue waiting, day in and day out.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Her game is languidly devastating.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • With perfect timing, Broderick shows up, casually scratching his ear.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That’s not something to fade casually.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Cold weather slows the chemical reactions in these batteries, with the lithium ions moving more sluggishly through the electrolyte liquid.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Listlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listlessly. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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