"expressionlessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more expressionlessly [comparative], most expressionlessly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English expressionless Middle English -ly English -ly English expressionlessly From expressionless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|expressionless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English expressionless Middle English -ly English -ly English expressionlessly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "expressionlessly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="expressionlessly"> From expressionless + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} expressionlessly (comparative more expressionlessly, superlative most expressionlessly)
  1. Without expression; in an expressionless way. Translations (without expression): udtryksløst (Danish), eleettömästi (Finnish)
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