inane
adjective
lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly.
inanely
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a word derived from
inane.
Example Sentences
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Laga’aia’s Moana has a buoyant, likable optimism that mostly carries her through the fact that she doesn’t get to do much besides grin inanely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
And Lucky’s monologue—veering inanely through realms including religion, academics and sports—is delivered by Mr. Thornton not, as it usually is, as a galloping pile of gabble, but with a musing seriousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Instead of inanely repetitive micro reports about very local weather, could the news channels not fit in a few other important stories of concern to those of us living far from hurricane alley?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
You also spend a lot of time just hanging out: picking fruit, planting flowers, fishing, catching bugs, and chatting inanely with your animal friends.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2020
He’s more a spotted knight than a white one, Tyrion thought inanely.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
