calmly

[ kahm-lee, kahlm- ]

/ ˈkɑm li, ˈkɑlm- /

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Definition of calmly

adverb

without excitement, agitation, or passion:He kept his cool throughout, calmly challenging his opponents on alleged facts he believed were wrong.

(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.

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Origin of calmly

calm + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM calmly

qua·si-calm·ly, adverbun·calm·ly, adverb

Words nearby calmly

callus, call waiting, calm, calmative, calm before the storm, calmly, calmodulin, calmy, Caló, calochortus, calomel

How to use calmly in a sentence

Assistant coaches thought Hayes was calmer than usual, but they had no idea what he was enduring.
A high school football coach had a heart attack during a game, but didn’t leave until it was done|Kyle Melnick|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
He recalled seeing priests risking their lives in the Dublin crossfire to administer the last rites to the dead, and remembered Pádraic Pearse as “a poet and a schoolteacher,” calm and composed even as he faced execution for his ideals.
The Banned Irish Revolution Film Starring a Real Soldier|Fiona Zublin|November 16, 2020|Ozy
Being outdoors on his farm was calming and took him back to something he enjoyed doing.
Why this Virginia man spent days making an Alzheimer’s ‘busy box’ for a stranger|Cathy Free|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
When little else could, games gave me calm distraction, good cheer or an emotional reset.
In a grim year, a November Masters is something to be thankful for|Thomas M. Boswell|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

Every decision has been made in a calm manner, knowing it’s a journey.
Gio Reyna is primed for his USMNT debut. And he’s only 17.|Steven Goff|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
At a press conference Thursday evening, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the situation calmly.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere|Abby Haglage|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He calmly offered his vision of an ideology that merges libertarian values with social conservative virtue.
Paul, Cruz Duel at ‘Values Voter’ Event|Olivia Nuzzi|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But let me try to make the point more calmly and persuasively.
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?|Arthur Chu|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thousands walked in the streets calmly singing German folksongs.
A Gay American Artist in Kaiser’s Berlin|Sarah Bay Williams|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That it would sit there and bob calmly like a sailboat on a millpond-calm sea?
Atheist King Richard Dawkins’ Rape Fantasy|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She kept her eyes fixed steadily on his, saying what followed gently, calmly, yet as though another woman spoke the words.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
But that she could calmly tell him about it, that she could deliberately describe this effect upon her of another man—!
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
"It will go through, if I live," calmly replied Harry, as he carefully concealed the message in the lining of his coat.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Only at moments was he aware of this—a kind of higher Self, detached from shifting moods, looked on calmly and took note.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Alone the supreme Self in him looked calmly on, seeming to lessen the part that trembled and knew fear.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood