dormantly

English

Etymology

From dormant +‎ -ly.

Adverb

dormantly (not comparable)

1. While dormant.
   • 2013, Peter Lancaster Brown, Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology, page 111:

     The unfinished argument which had been smouldering dormantly like some quiescent volcano since Lockyer's day — suddenly boiled over in print. Hawkins' article in Nature kindled response from all quarters.

Anagrams

• mordantly