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powerlessly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English powerless Middle English -ly English -ly English powerlessly From powerless + -ly.

Meanings

  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. 2015 August 4, Lela Moore, “Blame a Male-Biased Algorithm for the Temperature in Your Office? Readers Respond”, in The New York Times:

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most powerlessly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more powerlessly Degree=Cmp lexicographic