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lifelessly

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life·less  (lfls)
adj.
1. Having no life; inanimate.
2. Having lost life; dead. See Synonyms at dead.
3. Not inhabited by living beings; not capable of sustaining life.
4. Lacking vitality or animation; dull: a lifeless party.
lifeless·ly adv.
lifeless·ness n.
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Adv.1.lifelessly - without animation or vitality; "lifelessly he performed the song"
2.lifelessly - in a lifeless manner; "the girl lay in her arms lifelessly"
3.lifelessly - as if dead
deadly
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lifelessly
adv → leblos; (fig) → teilnahmslos
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