Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a separate or isolated form or manner; disconnectedly.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a detached manner.
Etymologies
- detached + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“They were written very coolly, very detachedly, very sardonically – saying, well if this is what you, mankind want to do with the world, then this is how it will be.”
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“Her voice sounded detachedly curious, as if examining an interesting scientific discovery.”
“I thought detachedly that I would quite likely prefer to die than give in to Surtees.”
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“Yet Cadfael continued immobile and detachedly interested, invisible against the dark bulk of the timber buildings, as if he expected some kind of epilogue to round off the night's entertainment.”
“You look quite different when you're in a rage," he remarked detachedly.”
“Darian detachedly reasoned out his primary advantage against this Shaman.”
“Rarely do children fondly recall the time they spend with Dad watching television detachedly.”
“If, as many Christians believe, God is a bearded Being sitting on a golden throne in "Heaven", and perhaps filing his fingernails while detachedly viewing human life on Earth, then the notion of God running US government is anathema and correctly so.”
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“Her last entry, on November 18th, she very detachedly said that, just to let everyone know, my mom was murdered.”
“Deliberately, detachedly, I studied the angrily flaming”
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