calmly
Americanadverb
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without excitement, agitation, or passion.
He kept his cool throughout, calmly challenging his opponents on alleged facts he believed were wrong.
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(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
Etymology
Origin of calmly
Example Sentences
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In one, rugmakers patiently sit with their weavings—a calmly expectant snapshot that reflects on the final days the artist spent waiting for the birth of his child.
"This is as unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine victims. I calmly await this trial, which will allow the truth to come out publicly."
From BBC
"I await this trial calmly, which will allow the truth to come out publicly."
From Barron's
Levito, skating in her mother’s hometown of Milan where her grandmother still lives, calmly aced her Olympic debut with a score of 70.84 that put her in eighth place.
From Los Angeles Times
He swished the first of two attempts at the foul line, then calmly hit the second to end the first-to-25 points finale.
From Los Angeles Times
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