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PASSIVELY

\pˈasɪvli], \pˈasɪvli], \p_ˈa_s_ɪ_v_l_i]\

Definitions of PASSIVELY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

In a passive way.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

adv. In a passive manner; unresistingly;â€”with a passive spirit or temper;â€”without agency;â€”after the form of the passive or intransitive verb.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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