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Impotently

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Adverb

1. helplessly, impotently, unable to help

in a helpless manner

Example Sentences:
'the crowd watched him helplessly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Impotently

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adjective
1. (when postpositive, often takes an infinitive)
lacking sufficient strength; powerless
2. 
(esp of males) unable to perform sexual intercourse
erectile impotence
3. obsolete
lacking self-control; unrestrained

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Impotently

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adjective
1. 
lacking physical strength; weak
2. 
ineffective, powerless, or helpless
impotent rage
3. 
unable to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. because of an inability to have or sustain an erection
4.  Obsolete
having no self-control

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Impotently

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adj.
1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless: "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent" (Freeman J. Dyson).
3. Incapable of sexual intercourse because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
4. Obsolete Lacking self-restraint.

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