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Vinony

vacantly

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English vacant Middle English -ly English -ly English vacantly From vacant + -ly.

  1. In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.

    “Mao gave no indication that he had heard or understood Jakob; his clouded eyes were fixed vacantly on one of the long windows of the old Ming dwelling beyond which the waters of Chung Nan Hai — the Central and South lakes — sparkled in the afternoon sunshine.”