Definitions
in a passive manner
Word origin
From passive + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Water flowed passively between tanks via the siphon.”
“Due to this pressure aortic and pulmonary valves are opened passively and due to relaxation blood is sucked from the venae cavae into the atrium.”
“Paradoxically, the same faculty who complain about busyness are most likely to end up waiting passively. While they acquiescently wait to write, they busy themselves with other, often trivial, activities.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Without action”9 letters
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