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listless::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dispirited |
| Derivation | listlessness |
reacted to the crisis with listless resignation.
listless::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | listlessness |
he was listless and bored.
Examples of listless
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It wasn't to be, though, as the Astros blanked a listless looking Cubs team 3-0.
From the dailyherald.com
In special ed classes at his public high school, Billy seems bored and listless.
From the freep.com
What applies to apathetic Latino voters should apply to all listless Democrats.
From the thenewstribune.com
Isabel is full of mourning and regret, while Carlos speaks with a listless air.
From the post-gazette.com
Charter people say regular public schools are captives of listless bureaucracies.
From the washingtonpost.com
Listless, exhausted, glassy-eyed, Don exhibits all the symptoms of donor fatigue.
From the scienceblogs.com
Even the muscle of the heart is consumed, leaving someone drained and listless.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
A daughter sat doubled over in pain, while a younger girl stood nearby, listless.
From the sacbee.com
The occasional listless feeling has been replaced with a normal supply of energy.
From the sacbee.com
- Lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"
- Dispirited: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
- (listlessly) in a listless manner; "they shook hands rather listlessly"
- (listlessness) languor: a feeling of lack of interest or energy
- (listlessness) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- Fatigue (also called exhaustion, lethargy, languidness, languor, lassitude, and listlessness) is a state of awareness describing a range of afflictions, usually associated with physical and/or mental weakness, though varying from a general state of to a specific work-induced burning sensation ...
- Lacking energy, enthusiasm or liveliness
- "List," in this context, is Old English for "lust." One must be depressed, indeed, to get to this state. See: LANGUID, TORPID.
- Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic: reacted to the latest crisis with listless resignation.
