quietly

quietly
    adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick";
           "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
           softly" [syn: {softly}, {quietly}] [ant: {aloud}, {loud},
           {loudly}]
    2: with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and
       intently"; "she was crying quietly" [ant: {noisily}]
    3: 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" [syn: {quietly},
       {quiet}] [ant: {unquietly}]
    4: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and
       still for the town is at mass" [syn: {restfully}, {quietly}]
    

Quietly \Qui"et*ly\, adv.
   1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of
      rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
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   2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably;
      as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.
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   3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently;
      as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
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   4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement;
      in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he
      quietly left the room.
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61 Moby Thesaurus words for "quietly":
      aesthetically, artistically, becomingly, calmly, composedly,
      coolly, decently, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, elegantly,
      genteelly, gently, gracefully, humbly, impassively, imperturbably,
      in good taste, in silence, inaudibly, inexcitably, inirritably,
      levelheadedly, like a lamb, meekly, mildly, modestly, noiselessly,
      pacifically, peaceably, peacefully, placidly, properly,
      quiescently, sedately, seemly, serenely, silently, simply,
      smoothly, softly, soundlessly, steadily, still, stilly, stodgily,
      stoically, stolidly, stuffily, tamely, tastefully, tranquilly,
      unassumingly, unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unperturbedly,
      unpresumptuously, unpretendingly, unpretentiously, with taste,
      without ceremony