Definitions of lifelessly:
- adverb:    in a lifeless manner 
Example: "The girl lay in her arms lifelessly"
 - adverb:    without animation or vitality 
Example: "Lifelessly he performed the song"
 - adverb: as if dead
 
Example: "The girl lay in her arms lifelessly"
Example: "Lifelessly he performed the song"