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