(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:38:16

Ac"tive*ly, adv.

1.

In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.

2. Gram.

In an active signification; as, a word used actively.

 

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