Definition of "impotently" [im•po•tent•ly]

• In an impotent manner. (adverb)

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• "By the same token, paying $5 so your character in The Graveyard can die after an hour wandering around impotently is incredibly moving, but I wouldn't want to pay $60 to do the same thing for 15 hours."
• "The US and NATO have demonstrated to the world they were taken completely by surprise and had no Plan B – unless frothing impotently from the sidelines could be described as a plan."
• "... gracefully dealing with a stolen election ... you didn't mean to say "impotently", did you?"