inactively
adverb
Pronunciation: ɪnˈæktɪvli
Definition
In a way that is not active; without moving or doing anything.
Examples
He lay inactively on the sofa, watching TV.
The company's stock price remained inactively traded for months.
She sat inactively by the window, lost in thought.
How to Use inactively
- remain inactively (collocation)
- To continue to be in a state of not being active. — "The economy remained inactively growing for a long period."
- sit inactively (collocation)
- To sit without moving or doing anything. — "He spent the afternoon sitting inactively by the window."
- lie inactively (collocation)
- To be in a horizontal position without moving or doing anything. — "The patient was advised to lie inactively for a few days."
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