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单词 cheerlessly
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cheerlesslyadv.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪələsli/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪrlᵻsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheerless adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < cheerless adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a cheerless manner; drearily, gloomily, joylessly.
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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).
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