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inertly

/ɪnˈɜːrtli/ adverb · British & US

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What does inertly mean?

adverb

In a way that is not active or effective; in a state of inactivity.

Example

"The machine worked inertly for hours without any power."

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Etymologically related

inert inactivity inactive inertness

Synonyms for inertly

inactively ineffectively passively dully listlessly

Antonyms of inertly

energetically effectively actively

Rhymes with inertly

certly hertly pertly sertly