passively

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passively - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Passively \Pas"sive*ly\, adv.
     1. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
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     2. As a passive verb; in the passive voice.
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passively - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  passively
      adv 1: in a passive manner; "he listened passively" [ant:
             actively]