What does "quietly" mean?
Quietly: Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
Additional senses
- 2.Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
- 3.Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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