detachedly
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6.7
- adverb
- /dɪˈtætʃɪdli/
:
desapasionadamente
- She looked at the situation detachedly, analyzing the facts without getting emotionally involved.
Examples
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The fictional Richard Nixon of my fancy has yet to be studied detachedly by the literary prosecution.
Academic text (1995) -
"He got up and paced around the dining room, pulled out a couple of books from the shelf, flipped through them detachedly, and put them back.
Fiction book (1996) -
His distinct voice carried clearly and detachedly to Alabama.
Fiction book (1997) -
The camera looks at her from underneath: she is tall and erect, as if on the top of a mountain; she is in a bulletproof vest, wearing it detachedly, as though it were a bathing suit.
Fiction book (1997) -
When Marra treats black culture as a playground he can detachedly plunder at will, or when Johnny Ryan jokes about ice cream being referred to by Martians as "nigger shit,"
Blog text (6) -
Because Leonardo is willing to work for tyrants such as Sforza and is not deterred from detachedly sketching people while they are suffering greatly, Giovanni is unable to understand that Leonardo is something more than a divided personality.
Academic text (1991) -
He discussed the event detachedly, as if it were just another news story he had heard.
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The historian approached the controversial topic detachedly, presenting the data without bias or personal opinion.
Synonyms
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6.7
In a calm, fair way without strong feeling or bias
Calmly without showing any emotion
How Detached
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word detachedly comes from the parts de- 'off' and attach 'to fasten', and it shares the same root as the common word attach. So to act detachedly is to be 'not attached' emotionally, calm and not involved.