单词 | cheerlessly |
释义 | cheerlesslyadv. In a cheerless manner; drearily, gloomily, joylessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adverb] > in a gloomy or depressing manner louringly1576 drearily1579 dernly1590 darkly1597 gloomingly1598 dolesomelya1626 discouraginglya1651 mopishly1651 dismally1653 depressivelya1670 surlily1711 dishearteningly1742 funereally1774 cheerlessly1789 unjoyously1812 ghastily1829 ghastlily1829 desolately1831 unjoyfully1831 depressingly1847 lugubriously1848 dispiritingly1882 uncheerfully1890 drearly1891 greyly1898 1789 New Lady's Mag. May 269/2 Why cease I thus cheerlessly to be amus'd, But despondingly pine, and grow pale! 1801 Crit. Rev. Oct. 295 Palsied at an early age, distressed, neglected, almost forgotten,..many years passed cheerlessly along. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 409 The loneliness..the night, the uncertainty..all affected him cheerlessly. 1970 Washington Post 30 Sept. D 4/2 ‘Oh boy that's just what he needs,’ he said, cheerlessly. 2006 Lush Times Spring 1/1 Some deeply desirable new bath products to..cheer you up on cheerlessly dull days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1789 |
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