powerlessly

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adverb

In a powerless manner.

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Meanings

adverbpowerlessly (comparative more powerlessly, superlative most powerlessly)

comparative more powerlessly · superlative most powerlessly

  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.

    2015 August 4, Lela Moore, “Blame a Male-Biased Algorithm for the Temperature in Your Office? Readers Respond”, in The New York Times

Origin

From powerless + -ly.

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APA

powerlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlessly

MLA

“powerlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powerlessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlessly.

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