Joylessly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Joyless \Joy"less\, a.
     Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. --
     {Joy"less*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"less*ness}, n.
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           With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. --Dryden.


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           Youth and health and war are joyless to him. --Addison.
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           [He] pining for the lass,
           Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  joylessly
       adv : in a joyless manner; without joy; "she greeted her guests
             joylessly" [ant: {gleefully}]