adverb
- in a manner lacking cheerfulness, optimism, or brightness; gloomily or sadly
Examples
- She stared cheerlessly out the window at the gray, rainy day.
- He spoke cheerlessly about the disappointing test results.
- The room was decorated cheerlessly with only a single bare lightbulb.
- They trudged cheerlessly through the empty streets after the game.
- She smiled cheerlessly, unable to hide her disappointment.
- The old house stood cheerlessly abandoned on the hilltop.