- inanely
- adverb see inane I
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inanely — adv. Inanely is used with these verbs: ↑grin … Collocations dictionary
inanely — inane ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking sense or meaning; silly. DERIVATIVES inanely adverb inanity noun (pl. inanities) . ORIGIN Latin inanis empty, vain … English terms dictionary
Inanely — Inane In*ane , a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. Vague and inane instincts. I. Taylor. {In*ane ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inanely — See inane. * * * … Universalium
inanely — adverb In an inane manner … Wiktionary
inanely — adv. in a silly manner, foolishly, without sense; emptily … English contemporary dictionary
inanely — inane·ly … English syllables
inanely — See: inane … English dictionary
inanely — adverb vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish • Syn: ↑fatuously • Derived from adjective: ↑inane, ↑fatuous (for: ↑fatuously) … Useful english dictionary
inane — inanely, adv. /i nayn /, adj. 1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions. 2. empty; void. n. 3. something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space. [1655 65; < L inanis] Syn. 1. pointless. See foolish. * * * … Universalium
