quietly
adverb
1 quietly
With low volume:
— She spoke quietly to the child.
synonym: softly.
Roget 881: humbly etc. adj.; quietly, privately; without ceremony, without beat of drum; sans fa
2 quietly
With little or no sound.
3 quietly
With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'):
— Her hands rested quietly in her lap.
— The rock star was quietly led out the back door.
synonym: quiet.
4 quietly
In a restful manner.
synonym: restfully.
Moby thesaurus: aesthetically, artistically, becomingly, calmly, composedly, coolly, decently, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, elegantly, genteelly, gently, gracefully, humbly, impassively, imperturbably, in good taste, in silence, inaudibly ... show more.
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