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powerlessly

adv

Etymology

From powerless + -ly.

  1. inherited from pouerles
  2. formed as powerlessly — “powerless + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a powerless manner.

    • Women, accustomed to shivering powerlessly at their desks, cried foul, but several male readers contended that a different sort of injustice was at play — wardrobe inequality.

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