quietly
quietly is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adverb. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
- adverb. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
- adverb. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
- adverb. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.
- adverb. with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"
"she spoke quietly to the child"
- adverb. with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"
"she was crying quietly"
- 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"
- adverb. in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
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