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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Quietly \Qui"et*ly\, adverb
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
quietly
adverb
1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" [syn: {softly}] [ant: {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: {quiet}] [ant: {unquietly}]
4: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" [syn: {restfully}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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