All 6 Uses of
listless
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- He talked the smart listless language of the roadsides to her.†
Chpt 2
- Noah could do all that was required of him, could read and write, could work and figure, but he didn't seem to care; there was a listlessness in him toward things people wanted and needed.†
Chpt 8
- The old eyes turned listlessly to him.
Chpt 13 *listlessly = with a lack of energy
- Al drove listlessly, hunched back in the seat, his hand hooked easily over the crossbar of the steering wheel; his gray hat, peaked and pulled to an incredibly cocky shape, was low over one eye; and as he drove, he turned and spat out the side now and then.†
Chpt 16
- They settled lazily into the water and washed listlessly at their flanks.†
Chpt 18
- Rose of Sharon listlessly followed orders.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(listless) lacking energy and normal enthusiasm