'Quietly' definitions:
Definition of 'quietly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" [syn: softly, quietly] [ant: aloud, loud, loudly]
adverb
With little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly" [ant: noisily]
adverb
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"; "sit here as quiet as you can" [syn: quietly, quiet] [ant: unquietly]
adverb
In a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" [syn: restfully, quietly]
Definition of 'Quietly'
From: GCIDE
- Quietly \Qui"et*ly\, adv.
- 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quietly'
From: 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,
- inexcitably,
- inirritably,
- levelheadedly,
- like a lamb,
- meekly,
- mildly,
- modestly,
- noiselessly,
- pacifically,
- peaceably,
- peacefully,
- placidly,
- properly,
- quiescently,
- sedately,
- seemly,
- serenely,
- silently,
- simply,
- smoothly,
- softly,
- soundlessly,
- steadily,
- still,
- stilly,
- stodgily,
- stoically,
- stolidly,
- stuffily,
- tamely,
- tastefully,
- tranquilly,
- unassumingly,
- unobtrusively,
- unostentatiously,
- unperturbedly,
- unpresumptuously,
- unpretendingly,
- unpretentiously,
- with taste,
- without ceremony