What does dispassionately mean?
Dispassionately means In a dispassionate manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a dispassionate manner..
'I don't think that there is anything more to detain us here,' remarked the strategist dispassionately. 'We may as well await our friend outside.'
On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop.
He describes the untenable position of the railways' finances reasonably dispassionately. From 1952 onwards, British Railways ran an operational deficit, and in 1961 made an annual loss of £86.9 million.
Use dispassionately when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dispassionately means In a dispassionate manner..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'I don't think that there is anything more to detain us here,' remarked the strategist dispassionately. 'We may as well await our friend outside.'
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