gleeless

English

Etymology

From glee +‎ -less.

Adjective

gleeless (not comparable)

  1. Devoid of glee.
    • 2002, Frank Robert Vivelo, Michael Deal, page 73:
      The blonde whispered something into the ear of her almost transfixed companion, and they rose—he none too steadily, she with a faintly triumphant but gleeless smile.
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