Calmly

adv

adv ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a calm manner; coolly.

    "She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with self-possession (especially in times of stress) wordnet
  2. 2
    in a sedate manner wordnet

Synonyms

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andantebehave civillybehave civilly in classcivillycontentedlycontrollably

Example

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"In this foreign country, people at the bus stop were calmly waiting for the bus, sitting on their haunches."

Etymology

From calm + -ly.

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