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motionlessly

motionlessly adverb: in a motionless manner; without moving.

Adverb

motionlessly (comparative more motionlessly, superlative most motionlessly)

  1. In a motionless manner; without moving.
    • Lying stark, dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

Forms of motionlessly

comparativemore motionlessly
superlativemost motionlessly

Origin of motionlessly

From motionless + -ly.

Questions about motionlessly

What does motionlessly mean?
Motionlessly means in a motionless manner; without moving.
What part of speech is motionlessly?
Motionlessly is an adverb.

Words near motionlessly in the dictionary

  1. motioning
  2. motionings
  3. motionist
  4. motionists
  5. motionless
  6. motionlessly
  7. motionlessness
  8. motions
  9. motions of confidence
  10. motions of no confidence
  11. motionwork

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