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Lifelessly

adverb

Without animation or vitality.

In a lifeless manner.

As if dead. Synonym: deadly.

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"Lifelessly" Quotes from Famous Books

... the tragedy in Stamboul, and the Isis cruised aimlessly westward. The Mediterranean stretched to the horizon, so placid that the froth from the wake washed languidly, almost lifelessly, on the surface, and a single cloud hung stationary in the softer blue of the sky. Wrapped in a steamer rug, her figure, more slender in the simple lines of her black gown, Cara sat gazing toward the receding ...

— The Lighted Match • Charles Neville Buck

... to lay in the hay," he added lifelessly. "I guess I'll take my bed up there; that ...

— Good Indian • B. M. Bower

... the turf became invisible beneath the sea of black hats. By and by, when this crowd had become somewhat less disorderly and a lane had been formed as far as the exit and Nana was again applauded as she went off with Price hanging lifelessly and vacantly over her neck, she smacked her thigh energetically, lost all self-possession, triumphed in ...

— Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille • Emile Zola

Words linked to "Lifelessly" : lifeless