expressionlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English expression

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English expressionless

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English expressionlessly

From expressionless + -ly.

Adverb

expressionlessly (comparative more expressionlessly, superlative most expressionlessly)

1. Without expression; in an expressionless way.
   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 21:

     She was staring expressionlessly at the back of the driver's head.

Translations

without expression

• Danish: udtryksløst
• Finnish: eleettömästi (fi)