dormantly
In latent state
In a dormant or inactive state—resting, latent, or temporarily suspended rather than actively functioning.
A volcano sits dormantly between eruptions.
A virus may exist dormantly in the body for years.
The seeds lay dormantly in the soil through winter.
The adverb is uncommon; dormant usually serves the purpose.
Seasonally dormant state
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- inoperativeNot able to function
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
suspended · fallow · resting · inert · unused · parked · untapped · quiescent
In initial developmental form
- germinallyIn embryonic fashion
- inchoatelyIn unformed manner
- incipientlyIn a starting manner
- developmentallyConcerning stages of growth
imminently · promisingly · readied · primed · coiled · waiting · biding · poised
Kept out of sight
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- covertIntentionally concealed
- maskedHaving face covered
obscured · underlying · suppressed · veiled · unexpressed · unrealized · unapparent · unmanifested
hibernating
Seasonally dormant state
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- inoperativeNot able to function
mothballed · suspended · fallow · resting · inert · unused · parked · untapped · quiescent · slumbering
embryonically
In initial developmental form
- germinallyIn embryonic fashion
- inchoatelyIn unformed manner
- incipientlyIn a starting manner
developmentally · imminently · promisingly · readied · primed · coiled · waiting · biding · poised · pending
hidden
Kept out of sight
masked · obscured · underlying · suppressed · veiled · unexpressed · unrealized · unapparent · unmanifested · imperceptibly
dormantlyactively
With purposeful engagement
vigorously · busily · energetically · dynamically · industriously
- dormant volcanoCurrently quiet volcanic peak
- dormant volcanoesCurrently non-erupting volcanic peaks
- dormant virusPathogen present but inactive
- dormant seasonTime of suspended growth
- dormant accountUnused financial holding
- dormant stateInactive period of rest