actively

From late Middle English actyvely; equivalent to active +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæktɪvli/
• Hyphenation: ac‧tive‧ly

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actively (comparative more actively, superlative most actively)

1. In an active manner.

   He was actively listening.

   She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”.

   • 2020, Alex Stitt, ACT for Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide‎^[1], page 202:

     Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs.

2. (grammar) In the active form; not passive.

   Antonym: passively

   a word used actively