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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

Example Sentences

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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

Where ev'ry calmy morn I'll stand, And ere one sheep out of my fold I tell, Sad Willy's pipe shall bid his friend farewell.

From Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) by Tutin, J. R.

On an inconstant woman:   He enjoys the calmy sunshine now,   And no breath stirring hears;   In the clear heaven of thy brow,   No smallest cloud appears.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel