Definition of "listless"
listless
/ˈlɪstləs/
adjective
comparative more listless, superlative most listless
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
Quotations
I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless.
1818, [Mary Shelley], chapter 18, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones
“Listless, inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”
2005 November 29, Aryn Baker, “John Hardy: Bali Guy”, in Time