quietly

/ (ˈkwaɪətlɪ) /


adverb
  1. in a quiet manner

  2. just quietly Australian between you and me; confidentially

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How to use quietly in a sentence

  • As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.

    The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • Profiting by this, Benjy quietly moved away round a colossal buttress of the berg, and took refuge in an ice-cave.

    The Giant of the North | R.M. Ballantyne
  • There was only one obstacle to his walking quietly and comfortably away, which was that the door was locked and the key gone.

  • He told the troopers and his servant to follow with the horses as quietly as possible and led the way towards the budgerow.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • He then quietly called her attention to the fact that she had "no fingers," and she was in perfect despair.