Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a quiet state or manner.
- Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably: as, to live quietly.
- Calmly; tranquilly; without agitation or violent emotion; patiently.
- In a manner to attract little or no observation; without noise: as, he quietly left the room.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest.
- adverb Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably
- adverb Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently.
- adverb Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
quiet manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with little or no sound
- adverb with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
- adverb in a restful manner
- adverb with low volume
Etymologies
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Examples
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Donovan passed the word quietly to selected officers in the field: Destroy any embarrassing documents, such as currency transactions in fast-moving operations where corners had to be cut.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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I call his name quietly at first, but he's unresponsive.
Turbulence Lynn Beighley 2011
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Donovan passed the word quietly to selected officers in the field: Destroy any embarrassing documents, such as currency transactions in fast-moving operations where corners had to be cut.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Then, they can hope that he'll serve out his term quietly, giving them a chance to make the Illinois electorate forget about the Blagojevich mess before he leaves.
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Then, they can hope that he'll serve out his term quietly, giving them a chance to make the Illinois electorate forget about the Blagojevich mess before he leaves.
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It would be better all round, she decided, to return the label quietly, so that no one knew where it had come from.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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It would be better all round, she decided, to return the label quietly, so that no one knew where it had come from.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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It would be better all round, she decided, to return the label quietly, so that no one knew where it had come from.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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It would be better all round, she decided, to return the label quietly, so that no one knew where it had come from.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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It would be better all round, she decided, to return the label quietly, so that no one knew where it had come from.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
bilby commented on the word quietly
sshhh. a word is asleep here.
April 30, 2008