inanely

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English inane

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English inanely

From inane + -ly.

Adverb

inanely (comparative more inanely, superlative most inanely)

1. In an inane manner.

Translations

in an inane manner

• Polish: bezmyślnie (pl), głupio (pl)
• Russian: пу́сто (ru) (pústo), глу́по (ru) (glúpo)