calmly

[kahm-lee, kahlm-]

adverb

1. without excitement, agitation, or passion.

   He kept his cool throughout, calmly challenging his opponents on alleged facts he believed were wrong.

2. (of wind, waves, etc.) with relatively little force or movement; gently.

   The wind blew calmly as the three of us lay on the beach, lazily passing the time.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-calmly adverb
• uncalmly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of calmly¹

calm ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Several dozen horses calmly graze along the shores of Mono Lake, a sparkling saline expanse spread out before the jagged Sierra Nevada mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

But, having crawled through a broken carriage window, Cooper calmly walked to the nearest street, hailed a taxi, and went to a pre-arranged meeting at the Ritz.

From BBC

After marching calmly past that and through the centre of the capital, a section of the crowd briefly occupied part of the motorway around Rome.

From BBC

Security camera footage from January showed Ekkalak parking his motorbike, removing his helmet and walking calmly across the road before shots rang out.

From BBC

When Jay walks past the only passenger who seems to be uninterested in the idol worship, sitting calmly in her seat, she asks, “Do you have any regrets?”

From Salon

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