Definition Definition

quietly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quietly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quietly [ adv.]
- In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
- Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
- Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
- Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.

Meaning of 'quietly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quietly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
Example in sentence:
  • her hands rested quietly in her lap;
  • sit here as quiet as you can;
  • the rock star was quietly led out the back door
Meaning (2):
- with low volume
Example in sentence:
  • she spoke quietly to the child;
  • speak softly but carry a big stick;
  • the radio was playing softly
Meaning (3):
- with little or no sound
Example in sentence:
  • she was crying quietly;
  • the class was listening quietly and intently
Meaning (4):
- in a restful manner
Example in sentence:
  • the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass

Nearby Words:

qui vive quib quibble quibbled quibbler quibbling quibblingly quica quice quich

See 'quietly' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary