The Only Use of
doldrums
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- However, as a matter of fact though, the preposterous surmise about him being in some description of a doldrums or other or mesmerised which was entirely due to a misconception of the shallowest character, was not the case at all.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(doldrums) a state of listlessness or inactivity
or:
a belt of calm seas and light winds near the equator