actively
adv/ˈæktɪvli/
Etymology From late Middle English actyvely; equivalent to active + -ly.
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In an active manner.
- He was actively listening.
- She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”.
2 more examples
- Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs.2020, Alex Stitt, ACT for Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide, page 202:
- It makes me feel better that I’m not the only one who fantasizes about being struck down by a meteor on my way to work. Mind you, I’m not actively suicidal at all. I just kinda think being dead without actually killing myself would be easier and way less exhausting.”2023 December 2, Tim Graham, “American Psychological Association Announces “Feeling Like Dying But Not Really Suicidal” New Baseline For Normal Mental Health”, in The Hard Times, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025:
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences In the active form; not passive.
- a word used actively
- Derived terms
- bioactively, nonactively, retroactively