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Impersonal vs Impersonally - What's the difference?

impersonal | impersonally |

As an adjective impersonal

is not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

As an adverb impersonally is

in an impersonal manner.

impersonal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
  • An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
  • Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
  • She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
  • (grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
  • The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”

    Derived terms

    * impersonal verb

    Anagrams

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    impersonally

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an impersonal manner.
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