Synonyms for impassively

Grammar : Adv

Spell : im-pas-iv

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpæs ɪv

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Définition of impassively

Origin : 1660s, "not feeling pain," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passive. Meaning "void of emotions" is from 1690s. Related: Impassively; impassiveness (1640s).

As in patiently : adv suffering without complaint

Example sentences :

The beady eyes vanished and reappeared, and they considered me impassively.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

"The debt has been paid, Citoyenne," said Caron impassively.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

"You couldn't go through with it," observed the big Martian impassively.
Extract from : « The Space Rover » by Edwin K. Sloat

"Wish you'd tell my chief that," answers the man, impassively.
Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King

The archers waved their caps and cheered, but the crowd looked on impassively.
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

The two nieces looked on impassively, standing side by side.
Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland

She drew as potently, and to all appearances as impassively, as a loadstone.
Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable

Seldom, he thought, while their gaze rested on him impassively, would they soften.
Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn

Within, the editor worked on as steadily and impassively as Fate.
Extract from : « Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

But she had moved slightly away from him and was now regarding him impassively.
Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs

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