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IMPOTENTLY
helplessly, impotently
(adverb) in a helpless manner; “the crowd watched him helplessly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
impotently (comparative more impotently, superlative most impotently)
In an impotent manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Im"po*tent*ly, adv.
Definition: In an impotent manner.
IMPOTENT
Im"po*tent, a. Etym: [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See Potent.]
1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm. There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv. 8. O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak. Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. Addison.
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent. Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.
3. (Med.)
Definition: Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren.
Im"po*tent, n.
Definition: One who is imoitent. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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