Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an impersonal manner; without individual agency or relation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an impersonal manner.
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- adverb In an
impersonal manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an impersonal manner
- adverb without warmth
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Examples
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A policewoman moved to block his way as Eric approached, her expression impersonally friendly.
Music to My Sorrow Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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A policewoman moved to block his way as Eric approached, her expression impersonally friendly.
Music To My Sorrow Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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Any modifier of an impersonal verb (50) or of a verb used impersonally, that is, with an infinitive or clause for its subject, or without any definitely expressed or personal subject (as in "it is cold," "it seems too early"), must necessarily be adverbial:
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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The girls, as yet, call her impersonally, flatteringly and familiarly, "little housekeeper."
Yama: the pit Bernard Guilbert Guerney 1904
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Unitarianism 'is not, and vice versâ: and that in speaking theologically and' impersonally ', i.e. of Psilanthropism and
The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 James Gillman
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A friend has a good suggestion: "Be cheerfully, impersonally decisive."
Gretchen Rubin: 14 Tips For Holding A Productive Meeting Gretchen Rubin 2011
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A friend has a good suggestion: "Be cheerfully, impersonally decisive."
Gretchen Rubin: 14 Tips For Holding A Productive Meeting Gretchen Rubin 2011
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A friend has a good suggestion: "Be cheerfully, impersonally decisive."
Gretchen Rubin: 14 Tips For Holding A Productive Meeting Gretchen Rubin 2011
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Quite impersonally, she found herself wondering if Charley
CHAPTER XIV 2010
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Alert passersby proffered well wishes quickly and impersonally, as one might toss loose change to a panhandler.
Election 2010: Murray, Rossi look for last-minute voters in Wash. Senate battle Dan Zak 2010
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