Etymograph

English

listlessly

Listlessly comes from English listless, and goes back to Middle English lystles.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lystles
  2. English1500–presentlistless
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1902listlessly

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lystles
  2. English1500–presentlistless
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1902listlessly

Earliest quotation: 1902, Barbara Baynton, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton): “The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its…”

A compound of listless + -ly

Middle English lystles

English listless

Every English word from Middle English lystles

Today it means

adv In a listless manner; without energy or enthusiasm.

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Etymograph / Middle English lystles / listlessly

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