Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Quietly; peacefully; without passion, agitation, tumult, disturbance, or violence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a calm manner.
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- adverb In a
calm manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
- adverb in a sedate manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cop who can deal with all that BS calmly is truly remarkable and should be recognized as such. morning fizzy
Seattle Cops Must Earn Our Respect. And They’re Not. « PubliCola 2010
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Paquin calmly flays him with words; she makes it clear that this is not something she'll put up with and that he needs to get his head on straight and get on with it.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Romantics Marshall Fine 2010
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But Tomlin calmly rallied his troops for a championship-winning drive in the final minute.
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Augustin calmly sank all three shots, then hit four more in the final 42 seconds OT to extend his team record to 42 consecutive made free throws.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The Calgary captain calmly swept in his 14th goal with a smooth backhander.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Despite comments from the Grizzlies 'Hakim Warrick about handling the pressure, Martin calmly made a pair of free throws with 7.6 seconds left.
USATODAY.com 2007
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DiPietro flashed his pad to stop the shot, but Brylin calmly lifted in the rebound at 12: 26.
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I started in calmly, talked about the fact that in the last year I felt a drastic decline in communication.
I'm a Cox Sucker 2004
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I started in calmly, talked about the fact that in the last year I felt a drastic decline in communication.
August 2004 2004
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'She received me haughtily: she meted out a wide space between us, and kept me aloof by the reserved gesture, the rare and alienated glance, the word calmly civil.'
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