joylessly
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He added: "This could have been fun, but there is something so arbitrary and CGI-bound and jeopardy-free about it, as the film joylessly chops in bits of Alien, The Swarm, Bourne and 007."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2022
Do you also feel like you can't recall the time your workday wasn't bisected with a joylessly consumed sad desk salad or a hastily gobbled granola bar in the car?
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
They’ve also observed that many people exercise joylessly when they’re dieting, then stop exercising when they start practicing “Intuitive Eating,” because they feel like the two don’t mix.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2020
Cornelius is explaining to his naïve fellow employee, Barnaby, that beyond “this hick town” where they labor so joylessly is “a slick town.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
I plodded joylessly on to the top of the mountain.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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