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[ adverb ] with low volume
Synonyms Examples "speak softly but carry a big stick" "she spoke quietly to the child" "the radio was playing softly" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Inheriting a more mature Mantle , who now has seen the sights on and off Broadway , Ralph_Houk quietly bestowed , no pun intended , the mantle of authority on Mickey . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Virginia and Rachel talked to each other quietly now , as allies who are political rather_than natural might in a war atmosphere . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Warren handed him the metal box and Prevot quietly disappeared down the line . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)John was quietly insistent . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When the parents emerged from the bedroom a_few minutes later , the maid greeted them quietly . |
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[ adverb ] with little or no activity or especially agitation
Synonyms Examples "her hands rested quietly in her lap" "the rock star was quietly led out the back door" (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly' as in "sit here as quiet as you can") Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He beckoned to her from the door and she slipped quietly outside . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Hub , nosing about , spotted reporters in the lobby , so Andy was hustled away quietly through the hotel 's service_entrance in a strange car which Hub had procured somewhere . |
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