Equanimitably

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In an equanimitable manner.

    "Mother stuck her head out in the hall, took a deep breath. “Nurse!” she hollered again. “Geez, Mother,” I burst out. “You’re going to have the entire hospital in here. Can’t you behave?” My mother seemed to consider this for a moment. She squeezed up her eyes and looked thoughtful. Then she brightened. “I don’t think so,” she said equanimitably. She drifted closer to the call button."

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equanimously

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"Mother stuck her head out in the hall, took a deep breath. “Nurse!” she hollered again. “Geez, Mother,” I burst out. “You’re going to have the entire hospital in here. Can’t you behave?” My mother seemed to consider this for a moment. She squeezed up her eyes and looked thoughtful. Then she brightened. “I don’t think so,” she said equanimitably. She drifted closer to the call button."

Etymology

From equanimitab(le) + -ly.

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