Meanings
adverbmotionlessly (comparative more motionlessly, superlative most motionlessly)
comparative more motionlessly · superlative most motionlessly
- In a motionless manner; without moving.
Lying stark, dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale.
1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
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Translations
Bulgarian неподви́жен
- неподви́жен (nepodvížen)in a motionless manner
Esperanto senmove
- senmovein a motionless manner
Russian неподви́жно
- неподви́жно (nepodvížno)in a motionless manner
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“motionlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motionlessly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motionlessly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motionlessly.
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