All 3 Uses of
listless
in
The House of Mirth
- Her footsteps flagged, and she stood gazing listlessly ahead, digging the ferny edge of the path with the tip of her sunshade.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Here was, after all, something that her charming listless hands could really do; she had no doubt of their capacity for knotting a ribbon or placing a flower to advantage.†
Chpt 2.10
- For weeks past she had been too listless and indifferent to set her possessions in order, but now she began to examine systematically the contents of her drawers and cupboard.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(listless) lacking energy and normal enthusiasm