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

They calmly won both and rolled to a championship.

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So she calmly went about her farmwork, day in and day out.

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In a statement released after the ruling, Ador said it sincerely hopes that the judgment "will serve as an opportunity for the artists to calmly reflect on this matter".

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An asylum seeker who "calmly" walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life.

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Ruesch took the woman’s phone and calmly gave directions to their location.

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