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Princeton's WordNet

  1. helplessly, impotently, unable to helpadverb

    in a helpless manner

    "the crowd watched him helplessly"

Wiktionary

  1. impotentlyadverb

    In an impotent manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Impotentlyadverb

    Without power.

    Etymology: from impotent.

    Proud Cæsar, 'midst triumphal cars,
    The spoils of nations, and the pomp of wars,
    Ignobly vain, and impotently great,
    Shew'd Rome her Cato's figure drawn in state. Alexander Pope.

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  1. impotently

    Impotently refers to lacking physical strength or power, or being unable to take effective action due to weakness or incapacity. It can also refer to the inability, especially in a male, to achieve an erection or orgasm. The term could be used figuratively or literally, often conveying a sense of frustration or ineffectiveness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Impotentlyadverb

    in an impotent manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of impotently in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of impotently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of impotently in a Sentence

  1. Omar Khayyám:

    And that inverted bowl we call The Sky, where under crawling coop't we live and die, lift not thy hands to It for help -- for it rolls impotently on as thou or I.

  2. Omar Khayym:

    And that inverted Bowl they call the Sky, Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die, Lift not your hands to It for help for It As impotently moves as you or I.


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