adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In a cheerless manner; drearily.
1815. [Charles Miner], Poor Robert, 8. While the cold winds of winter blow so cheerlessly around us, forget not the Poor.
1821. C. Neale Lyrical Dramas, 239.
| And cheerlessly the leafless trees | |
| Toss their dark branches in the breeze. |
1880. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, 409. The loneliness … the night, the uncertainty … all affected him cheerlessly.
