Powerlessly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a powerless manner.

    "Women, accustomed to shivering powerlessly at their desks, cried foul, but several male readers contended that a different sort of injustice was at play — wardrobe inequality."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a powerless manner wordnet

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"Women, accustomed to shivering powerlessly at their desks, cried foul, but several male readers contended that a different sort of injustice was at play — wardrobe inequality."

Etymology

From powerless + -ly.

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