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Vinony

powerlessly

adverb

  1. helplessly/impotently (without strength/agency)
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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English powerless Middle English -ly English -ly English powerlessly From powerless + -ly.

  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.”