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Definition of Joylessly
1. Adverb. In a joyless manner; without joy. "She greeted her guests joylessly"
Definition of Joylessly
1. Adverb. In a joyless manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Joylessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Joylessly
Literary usage of Joylessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Latin Literature by John William Mackail (1895)
"... has run through and joylessly perished, why dost thou not retire like a
banqueter filled with life, and calmly, O fool, take thy peaceful sleep? ..."
2. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"said he. "Breakfast," said Scipio, crossly. And no more of them addressed us.
I heard them joylessly mention Wall Street to each other, and Saratoga; ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"Their faces have for the most part an expression of sullen discontent, they move
about silently and joylessly, rebels in heart to the restrictive code on ..."
4. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"... for every night I go to sleep hoping never again to wake, and every morning
only brings back the torment of the day before. Thus joylessly and ..."
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