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Silently

//ˈsaɪləntli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a silent manner; making no noise.

    "It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly."

  2. 2
    Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.

    "There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation."

Adverb
  1. 1
    without speaking wordnet

Etymology

From silent + -ly.

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