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Definition
lacking energy and normal enthusiasm
- An aging, skinny maid whose rotted teeth matched the condition of her navy blue chad or responded listlessly to Ameh Bozorg's commands.
- She was wrapped in a blanket, leaning against him, upright but listless.
- Mahtob remained silent and listless, but my care brought some relief from her fever.
- I spent more of my days in Bannister with my father and less time at home, where Moody's listless presence was ever more maddening.
- At the end of the frenzied day, when I came home from work late, I found him sitting listlessly, still in his robe, unshaven and unwashed.
There are no more uses of "listless" in Not Without My Daughter.
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