lifelesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪflᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪflᵻsli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lifeless adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < lifeless adj. + -ly suffix².

In a lifeless manner; without vitality or animation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adverb] > without animation

spiritlessly1669

lifelessly1748

inanimately1876

entropically1883

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. liii. 201 Her hands hanging lifelessly, one before her, the other grasped by the right-hand of the kind widow.

1793 C. Smith Old Manor House I. ii. 40 She saw nothing—but was suddenly startled by something touching her hand as it hung lifelessly over the table.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 31 His eyes..Fixed lifelessly, or objectless they rolled.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 59 A few negro children..posed as lifelessly as if they were really figures ‘carved in ebony’.

1896 Academy 5 Dec. 485/2 [His] style is lifelessly correct and drab with Latinisms.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William ii. 53 The hand that held the plate dropped lifelessly back again on to the table-cloth.

1953 World Politics 5 496 Franz Joseph or George V performed as lifelessly as their images on the national coin.

2004 Compar. Lit. 56 351 Astyanax..whose corpse, resting lifelessly on his father Hector's shield, is suddenly carried on stage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lifelessly
释义	lifelesslyadv. Brit. /ˈlʌɪflᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈlaɪflᵻsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lifeless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < lifeless adj. + -ly suffix². In a lifeless manner; without vitality or animation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adverb] > without animation spiritlessly1669 lifelessly1748 inanimately1876 entropically1883 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. liii. 201 Her hands hanging lifelessly, one before her, the other grasped by the right-hand of the kind widow. 1793 C. Smith Old Manor House I. ii. 40 She saw nothing—but was suddenly startled by something touching her hand as it hung lifelessly over the table. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 31 His eyes..Fixed lifelessly, or objectless they rolled. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 59 A few negro children..posed as lifelessly as if they were really figures ‘carved in ebony’. 1896 Academy 5 Dec. 485/2 [His] style is lifelessly correct and drab with Latinisms. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William ii. 53 The hand that held the plate dropped lifelessly back again on to the table-cloth. 1953 World Politics 5 496 Franz Joseph or George V performed as lifelessly as their images on the national coin. 2004 Compar. Lit. 56 351 Astyanax..whose corpse, resting lifelessly on his father Hector's shield, is suddenly carried on stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1748
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