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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

Six calmy days and six smooth nights we sail, And constant Jove supplied the gentle gale.

From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope

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 Samuel Johnson

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