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Detached vs Detachedly - What's the difference?

detached | detachedly |

As an adjective detached

is of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

As a verb detached

is (detach).

As an adverb detachedly is

in a detached manner.

detached

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  • Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.
  • Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

    • Derived terms

    * semi-detached

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detach)

    • detachedly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a detached manner.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 24, author=Roslyn Sulcas, title=Unless You Have Another Word, Dance Will Do, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In his second work, “Jérôme Bel,” four naked performers detachedly examine and manipulate their bodies, illuminated by a single light bulb, and eventually urinate onstage. }}