quietly in English dictionary

  • quietly

    Meanings and definitions of "quietly"

    • In a quiet manner.
    • adverb
      In a quiet manner.
    • in a quiet manner
    • adverb
      in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
    • 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"
    • adverb
      with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
    • adverb
      with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"

    Synonyms of "quietly" in English dictionary

    restfully, softly, quiet are the top synonyms of "quietly" in the English thesaurus.

    • restfully · softly · quiet
    • restfully

      in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"

    • quiet

      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"

    • softly

      with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"

    Antonyms of "quietly" in English dictionary

    loudly, noisily, unquietly are the top antonyms of "quietly" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of quietly

    • quietly ( comparative more quietly, superlative most quietly)
    • quietly (comparative more quietly, superlative most quietly)
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