quietly

  • 1Quietly — Qui et*ly, adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [1913 Webster] 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 2quietly — [adv1] silently faintly, in a low voice, inaudibly, in a whisper, in low tones, in silence, murmuring, noiselessly, softly, sotto voce, soundlessly, tacitly, under one’s breath, weakly; concepts 592,594 Ant. audibly, loudly quietly [adv2]… …

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  • 3quietly — англ. [куа/йэтли] quieto ит. [квиэ/то] спокойно …

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  • 4quietly — qui|et|ly W3S3 [ˈkwaıətli] adv 1.) without making much noise ▪ Rosa shut the door quietly. ▪ I m sorry, she said quietly. ▪ a quietly spoken man (=one who always speaks quietly) 2.) in a way that does not attract attention ▪ The mayor had been… …

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  • 5quietly — qui|et|ly [ kwaıətli ] adverb *** 1. ) in a way that makes little noise: He closed the door quietly behind him. 2. ) in a quiet voice: Listen, she said quietly, I want to tell you something. 3. ) in a way that is not obvious to other people:… …

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  • 6quietly */*/*/ — UK [ˈkwaɪətlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a way that does not make much noise He closed the door quietly behind him. 2) in a quiet voice Listen, she said quietly, I want to tell you something. 3) in a way that is not obvious to other people Sandra stood… …

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  • 7quietly — adverb 1. with low volume (Freq. 8) speak softly but carry a big stick she spoke quietly to the child the radio was playing softly • Syn: ↑softly • Ant: ↑loudly ( …

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  • 8Quietly — Infobox Album Name = Quietly Type = Studio Artist = Mouth of the Architect Released = 2008 07 22 Recorded = Genre = Sludge metal Length = Label = Translation Loss Producer = Reviews = *Sonicfrontiers.net (very positive) [http://www.sonicfrontiers …

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  • 9quietly — adverb 1) she quietly entered the room Syn: silently, in silence, noiselessly, soundlessly, inaudibly; mutely 2) he spoke quietly Syn: softly, in a low voice, in a whisper, in a murmur, under one s breath …

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  • 10quietly — adverb 1 without making much noise: Peter spoke so quietly I could hardly hear him. 2 in a way that does not attract attention: They have quietly gathered enough support to challenge the leadership. 3 quietly confident/optimistic especially BrE… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English