inanimately
/ɪˈnænɪmətli/
adverb
- In a way that is not alive or lacks the qualities of a living thing.
- The robot moved inanimately, without any natural grace.
- The statue stood inanimately in the middle of the square.
- Leaves fell inanimately from the tree, drifting without purpose.
- In a dull, lifeless, or unenergetic manner.
- The crowd responded inanimately to the comedian's jokes.
- He stared inanimately at the wall, lost in thought.
- She spoke inanimately, as if reciting a memorized script.
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