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Adverb: quietly  kwI-ut-lee
  1. With low volume
    "she spoke quietly to the child";
    - softly
     
  2. With little or no sound
    "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
     
  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";
    - quiet
     
  4. In a restful manner
    "the streets are quietly sunny and still for the town is at mass";
    - restfully

Antonym: noisily

Encyclopedia: Quietly