Quietly
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a quiet manner.
"When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain."
Adverb
- 1 with low volume wordnet
- 2 with little or no sound wordnet
- 3 with little or no activity or no agitation (‘quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘quietly’) wordnet
- 4 in a restful manner wordnet
Example
More examples"At that time, she was smiling and singing very quietly."
Etymology
From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.