inactively
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3.9
- adverb
- /ɪnˈæktɪvli/
- "But you should delete it before the Mind Design thinkers check you over." "I can delete nothing; I can only condense and store inactively." "Right."
Examples
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In the process of actively being in the world and not so much inactively in their armchair, they learn something.
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He spent the entire afternoon sitting on the couch and watching TV inactively.
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The cat lay inactively on the warm windowsill, soaking up the sun.
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During the meeting, several members participated inactively by just nodding along.
Synonyms
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3.7
To act in a lazy way without a clear purpose
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8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
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1.2
In a slow relaxed way that uses little energy
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4.0
Without moving at all
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6.7
Slowly and without energy
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7.6
In a lazy way that avoids work or effort
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6.7
Without movement or energy, not reacting to anything
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8.7
Moving slowly and without much energy
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inactively starts with the part in- meaning 'not', has the root act meaning 'to do' (seen in action and actor), and the ending -ly which turns it into a word that describes how something is done. So, inactively means 'in a not-doing or not-moving way', which is why we use it for people or things that do little or no activity.