Thesaurus: quietly

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1. adv. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
2. adv. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
3. adv. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
4. adv. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.
5. adv. with low volume
6. adv. with little or no sound
7. adv. with little or no activity or no agitation (‘quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘quietly’)
8. adv. in a restful manner
9. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. 3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. 4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.
10. r:100 r. with little or no sound r. with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')