Vacantly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.

    "Mao gave no indication that he had heard or understood Jakob; his clouded eyes were fixed vacantly on one of the long windows of the old Ming dwelling beyond which the waters of Chung Nan Hai — the Central and South lakes — sparkled in the afternoon sunshine."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a vacant manner wordnet

Synonyms

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vaguely

Example

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"Tom had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while he vacantly stared up at the sky."

Etymology

From vacant + -ly.

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