limply

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She fell back limply, and Chuck gained the street.

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  • Slowly the woman toppled backward limply, arms falling loosely to the side. —  Witch Gate.htm
  • He flopped limply, then groaned and rolled over slowly onto his side and curled in on himself. —  Devil'sBargain
  • He took it limply, as if he weren't accustomed to shaking hands—or at least to shaking hands with women. —  process 11
  • She took it limply, and looked at it under the dim light of the gas-lamp over the door. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Jill the Reckless, by P. G. Wodehouse
  • The tires sagged limply, and I could see long, neat slashes in them without difficulty. —  Butcher, Jim - Dead Beat (v1.0) (html).html
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