Quietly

//ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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. 1
    with low volume wordnet
  2. 2
    with little or no sound wordnet
  3. 3
    with little or no activity or no agitation (‘quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘quietly’) wordnet
  4. 4
    in a restful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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aestheticallyartisticallybecominglycalmlycomposedlycoolly

Example

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"At that time, she was smiling and singing very quietly."

Etymology

From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.

Related phrases

go quietly

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