powerlessly

English

Etymology

From powerless +‎ -ly.

Adverb

powerlessly (comparative more powerlessly, superlative most powerlessly)

  1. In a powerless manner.
    • 2015 August 4, Lela Moore, “Blame a Male-Biased Algorithm for the Temperature in Your Office? Readers Respond”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Women, accustomed to shivering powerlessly at their desks, cried foul, but several male readers contended that a different sort of injustice was at play — wardrobe inequality.

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