Wordlessly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without words. not-comparable

    "Near the end of Sasquatch Sunset, the gloriously weird feature from David and Nathan Zellner, Riley Keough wordlessly conveys a slowly creeping moment of profound existential despair that crushes your heart with its bleakness."

Adverb
  1. 1
    without speaking wordnet

Synonyms

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mutelysilentlytaciturnlytaciturnly

Example

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"Tom wordlessly ground his teeth."

Etymology

From wordless + -ly.

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