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cheerless

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cheer⋅less

[cheer-lis]
–adjective
without cheer; joyless; gloomy: drab, cheerless surroundings.

Origin:
1570–80; cheer + -less


cheer⋅less⋅ly, adverb
cheer⋅less⋅ness, noun
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cheer·less   (chîr'lĭs)   
adj.  Lacking cheer; depressing.
cheer'less·ly adv., cheer'less·ness n.
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