INANIMATELY

Etymology

Adverb

inanimately (comparative more inanimately, superlative most inanimately)

In an inanimate manner.

Source: Wiktionary


INANIMATE

In*an"i*mate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.]

Definition: To animate. [Obs.] Donne.

In*an"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.]

Definition: Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron.

Syn.

– Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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