Vacantly

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a vacant manner; idly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In a vacant manner; inanely.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.
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  • adverb. in a vacant manner
  • Word Usage
    "Wanless, answered enquiries as to Ingram's behaviour under what Mrs. Percival otiosely called "his bereavement," echoed speculations at to his whereabouts -- played, in short, vacantly an empty part, and kept her mother upon tenterhooks."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inanely