cheerlessly

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adverb

In a cheerless manner.

Opposite
cheerfully
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Meanings

adverbcheerlessly (comparative more cheerlessly, superlative most cheerlessly)

comparative more cheerlessly · superlative most cheerlessly

  1. In a cheerless manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an unhappy manner

Opposite
cheerfully

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cheerless + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

cheerlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessly

MLA

“cheerlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheerlessly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessly.

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