Examples of use of joyless
1. None of it connects with anything beyond this joyless carnival.
2. The joyless round of the clubs of Wigan and Salford continued.
3. To put it delicately, it has long been perceived as somewhat joyless and worthy.
4. Yes, she has just been ambushed, but that pinched, joyless face speaks volumes.
5. Her performance is an achievement of sorts, yet, like the movie itself, it‘s also strenuous and joyless.