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inanely

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in·ane  (n-n)
adj. in·an·er, in·an·est
One that lacks sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate.

[Latin innis, empty, lacking sense.]

in·anely adv.
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Adv.1.inanely - vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
Translations
inanely [ɪˈneɪnlɪ] ADV [talk] → a lo tonto
they chatted on inanely about the weathersiguieron charlando a lo tonto sobre el tiempo
he went through the bar grinning inanelypasó por el bar riéndose como un tonto
inanely [ɪˈneɪnli] adv [grin] → bêtement
inanely
advdumm; they chatted on inanelysie plauderten albern weiter; he suggested inanely that …er machte den hirnverbrannten Vorschlag, zu …


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As he spoke it seemed to him that he had behaved inanely, and it made it still harder to tell.
Above his motionless figure the little cord and tassel on the stiff point of the hood swung about inanely in the gale.
"Great men have their surprising peculiarities," I observed inanely.
 
 
 
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