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Etymology

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From late Middle English actyvely; equivalent to active +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæktɪvli/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧tive‧ly
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

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actively (comparative more actively, superlative most actively)

  1. In an active manner.
    He was actively listening.
    She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”.
    • 2020, Alex Stitt, ACT for Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide[1], page 202:
      Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs.
  2. (grammar) In the active form; not passive.
    Antonym: passively
    a word used actively

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