D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Actively

· Ac·tive·ly · IPA /ˈæktɪvli/
01 adv. In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
  1. 1.
    In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
  2. 2.
    In an active signification; as, a word used actively.(Gram.)