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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quietly \qui"etly\, adv.
1. in a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of
rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
1913 webster
2. without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably;
as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
1913 webster
3. calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently;
as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
1913 webster
4. noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement;
in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he
quietly left the room.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quietly
adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she
spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
softly" syn: softly ant: loudly
2: with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly
and intently"; "she was crying quietly" ant: noisily
3: with little or no activity or no agitation `quiet' is a
nonstandard variant for `quietly'; "her hands rested
quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out
the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" syn: quiet
ant: unquietly
4: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and
still for the town is at mass" syn: restfully
see also:
softly loudly noisily quiet unquietly restfully
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
61 moby thesaurus words for "quietly":
aesthetically, artistically, becomingly, calmly, composedly,
coolly, decently, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, elegantly,
genteelly, gently, gracefully, humbly, impassively, imperturbably,
in good taste, in silence, inaudibly, inexcitably, inirritably,
levelheadedly, like a lamb, meekly, mildly, modestly, noiselessly,
pacifically, peaceably, peacefully, placidly, properly,
quiescently, sedately, seemly, serenely, silently, simply,
smoothly, softly, soundlessly, steadily, still, stilly, stodgily,
stoically, stolidly, stuffily, tamely, tastefully, tranquilly,
unassumingly, unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unperturbedly,
unpresumptuously, unpretendingly, unpretentiously, with taste,
without ceremony
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