joyless
adjective
without joy or gladness; unhappy.
joylessly
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a word derived from
joyless.
Example Sentences
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He added: "This could have been fun, but there is something so arbitrary and CGI-bound and jeopardy-free about it, as the film joylessly chops in bits of Alien, The Swarm, Bourne and 007."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2022
Do you also feel like you can't recall the time your workday wasn't bisected with a joylessly consumed sad desk salad or a hastily gobbled granola bar in the car?
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
They’ve also observed that many people exercise joylessly when they’re dieting, then stop exercising when they start practicing “Intuitive Eating,” because they feel like the two don’t mix.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2020
Young Korean professionals enjoy a night out with their friends, while a couple across the way eat joylessly on what could be a first date gone wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2016
She stops and answers joylessly, “I organized them.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
