spiritlessly
spiritlessly — adverb
1. while feeling and showing no energy, interest, or liveliness
while feeling and showing no energy, interest, or liveliness
Élise shrugged spiritlessly when her boss asked if she wanted the promotion.
verb + spiritlessly to show a flat reaction
The tired players passed the ball spiritlessly across the muddy field.
describing a dull, low-energy physical action
Esteban answered the teacher's questions spiritlessly, staring at his desk the whole time.
The choir sang spiritlessly, and the empty hall made the music sound even sadder.
After losing his job, Dario wandered spiritlessly around the quiet supermarket.
- listlessly
very close in meaning; stresses tiredness or lack of will more than low mood
- halfheartedly
focuses on weak effort rather than the absence of all energy
- apathetically
stresses not caring at all; more about indifference than low energy
- energetically
with strong, lively force
- enthusiastically
with eager interest and excitement
用法筆記
Almost always modifies a verb of action or speech to stress that the person felt no enthusiasm. Common in narrative writing rather than everyday conversation.