speechlessly

In a speechless manner; without speaking.

Adverb

  1. In a speechless manner; without speaking.
    • He stood there speechlessly. The surprise had rendered him unable to make an intelligible reply.
    • That afternoon they stood at the foot of Mrs. Civil's bed. She was propped up by pillows, and through the little window looking westward the afternoon sun blazed unsparingly on the discoloured face of the sick woman,...
    • His eyes grew round and he pointed speechlessly into space. - 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 35:

Origin

Etymology tree English speechless Middle English -ly English -ly English speechlessly From speechless + -ly.

Forms

more speechlessly most speechlessly