stilly

[ adverb stil-lee; adjective stil-ee ]
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adverb
  1. quietly; silently.

adjective
  1. Chiefly Literary. still; quiet.

Origin of stilly

1
before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English stillīce.See still1, -ly

Words Nearby stilly

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How to use stilly in a sentence

  • It was no more that clear, visible interior, like a house roofed with glass, where the green submarine sunshine slept so stilly.

  • Something about 'stilly night,' 'fond recollections,' 'starved cats,' and the like.

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • She moved about the house with a step as stilly as the falling dews.

    Ernest Linwood | Caroline Lee Hentz
  • Mr. Craig sat down to the organ and played the opening bars of the touching melody, 'Oft in the stilly Night.'

    Black Rock | Ralph Connor
  • Some sat talking in low and whispering voices, as if unwilling, even by a sound, to break the stilly calm.

    Roland Cashel | Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for stilly

stilly

adverb(ˈstɪllɪ)
  1. archaic, or literary quietly or calmly

adjective(ˈstɪlɪ)
  1. poetic still, quiet, or calm

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