Passively
['pæsivli]
Definition
(adv.) In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
(adv.) As a passive verb; in the passive voice.
Checker: Raymond
Examples
- Because he has passively allowed these dear old faithful friends to pass into possession of the property. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And he took it from her with a sort of quiet authority, to which she submitted passively, neither resisting him nor thanking him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Instead of putting it off and hastening along, she yielded herself up to the pull, and stood passively still. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Because I know, or believe, Mr. Rochester is living: and then, to die of want and cold is a fate to which nature cannot submit passively. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It was too late to inquire--I had swallowed it passively, and at once. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr Venus, passively winking his weak eyes both at once, demands: 'What is, Mr Wegg? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- On the one hand, the outer world presents the material or content of knowledge through passively received sensations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It does not passively wait for information to be bestowed which will increase its meaning; it seeks it out. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Checker: Raymond