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View definitions for quietly

quietly

adverb as in discreetly

adverb as in calmly

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"When we are at a cafe, if I suddenly say it's time to go now, the kids know we immediately leave quietly, because I've spotted someone serendipitously recording us."

From BBC

With the bill pending, Republicans conferred behind closed doors and quietly dropped the bill.

Lobbyists swarm regulators and lawmakers, champion voluntary self-regulation, and present themselves as “part of the solution,” all while quietly fortifying their defenses around the bottom line.

From Salon

Reading about Decibel’s original lychee martini, I felt an odd kinship — as if my own fruit obsession had been quietly waiting in the city all along.

From Salon

“I quietly turned and walked back to my position.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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