Dispassionately

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a dispassionate manner.

    "On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an impartially dispassionate manner wordnet

Synonyms

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apatheticallycalmlycarelesslycold-bloodedlycoldheartedlycoldly

Example

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"He did his work methodically and dispassionately."

Etymology

From dispassionate + -ly.

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