listlessly

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Listlessly scroll through your EPG on a quiet night when your resolve is weak, and I defy you not to at least see what any of these shows actually are.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013

Listlessly he retraced his steps and stood before the open door of the place.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Listlessly, they completed their survey, which confirmed that the first French team was correct.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Listlessly she made her preparations for the flitting.

From Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

Listlessly he continued to watch the various boats; and as the parties disembarked and passed on, in their thoughtless hilarity, he arose, and bent his steps in the same direction.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry