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listless
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Not Without My Daughter
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- An aging, skinny maid whose rotted teeth matched the condition of her navy blue chador responded listlessly to Ameh Bozorg's commands.†
*listlessly = with a lack of energy and normal enthusiasm
- 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.†
listlessly = with a lack of energy and normal enthusiasm
Definitions:
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(1)
(listless) lacking energy and normal enthusiasm
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)