D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Passively

· Pas·sive·ly · IPA /ˈpæs.ɪv.li/
01 adv. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
  1. 1.
    In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
  2. 2.
    As a passive verb; in the passive voice.