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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 Osler, Edward

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

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