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joyless

[joi-lis] / ˈdʒɔɪ lɪs /


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Those aren’t the decisions of a joyless generation.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

That’s not to say it was an entirely joyless event.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Stobaeus offers his son a strictly pagan view of the afterlife, as a grim and joyless eternity spent underground.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Another joyless season in the Premier League for Burnley, doomed to relegation under the now sacked Scott Parker, long before the drop was officially confirmed.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Meanwhile, left to ourselves alone, solitary, we will become the same joyless, zestless, untouching lone animals.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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