quietly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quietly	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for quietly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quietly adv with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" Synonym(s): softly, quietly Antonym(s): aloud, loud, loudly with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly" Antonym(s): noisily 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" Synonym(s): quietly, quiet Antonym(s): unquietly in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" Synonym(s): restfully, quietly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quietly \Qui"etly\, adv. 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.