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calmy

American  
[kah-mee] / ˈkɑ mi /

adjective

Archaic.
calmier, calmiest
  1. calm.


Etymology

Origin of calmy

First recorded in 1570–80; calm + -y 1


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Monk calmy sank both free throws to put the Kings ahead by three.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

I did see some skirmishes between the rioters and Capitol police, but I also saw officers talking calmy, and even offering rioters directions.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2021

As Lombardy, Sarsgaard calmy captures thought in action and keeps two ideas going cinematically at the same time: an absorption in chess and a devotion to the human side of life.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2015

I could not wait for an offshore wind to attack; the season was too far advanced, and the land-winds become light and calmy.

From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Edward Osler

Six calmy days and six smooth nights we sail, And constant Jove supplied the gentle gale.

From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope

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