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quietly

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quietly in WordNet English dictionary

adverb
  1. 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"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
    quietly  quiet  quietly  quiet 
  2. with low volume
    "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
    softly  quietly  softly  quietly 
  3. with little or no sound
    "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
    quietly  quietly 
  4. in a restful manner
    "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
    restfully  quietly  restfully  quietly 
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