quietly, adv.
freq. cnt. 18
freq. cnt. 18
with low volume
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8
quietly softly
sample sentences
"speak softly but carry a big stick""she spoke quietly to the child"
"the radio was playing softly"
with little or no sound
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
quietly
sample sentences
"the class was listening quietly and intently""she was crying quietly"
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
quiet quietly
sample sentences
"her hands rested quietly in her lap""the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"
in a restful manner
<adv.all>
quietly restfully
sample sentences
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to