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Meaning of quietly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  quietly
      adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick";
             "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
             softly" [syn: {softly}, {quietly}] [ant: {aloud}, {loud},
             {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: {quietly},
         {quiet}] [ant: {unquietly}]
      4: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and
         still for the town is at mass" [syn: {restfully}, {quietly}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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