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