Unmeaningly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without any meaning.

    "Apropos of Van Balen, an artist who painted me lately had painted a blackamoor praying; and not filling his canvas, stuffed in his little girl aside of a blacky gaping at him unmeaningly; and then did not know what to call it."

  2. 2
    Unintentionally.

    "All unmeaningly I started a little argument that furnished you with some splendid discussions, and, though my name wasn't mentioned, I'll admit it."

Synonyms

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aimlesslyinsignificantly

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"Apropos of Van Balen, an artist who painted me lately had painted a blackamoor praying; and not filling his canvas, stuffed in his little girl aside of a blacky gaping at him unmeaningly; and then did not know what to call it."

Etymology

From unmeaning + -ly.

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