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inertly

  • a word derived from inert.

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Now, it’s quite unfair to take a comic’s routine, transcribe it, and then point to the words laying inertly on a screen as proof that the bit didn’t work.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2019

A potential grown-up romance with a nice young farmer unfolds inertly.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016

Inside the train, fans hung inertly from the ceiling as the day’s heat pressed in.

From New York Times • May 19, 2013

Accompanied by Reinbert de Leeuw, Hannigan sang Satie's inertly beautiful Socrate, which sets descriptions of the Greek philosopher's final days as endless, sometimes barely inflected melody that the soprano negotiated with typically unruffled poise.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

Yossarian’s hands weakened on McWatt’s neck and slid down off his shoulders to dangle inertly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller