stilly

[ adverb stil-lee; adjective stil-ee ]

/ adverb ˈstɪl li; adjective ˈstɪl i /

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adverb

quietly; silently.

adjective

Chiefly Literary. still; quiet.

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Origin of stilly

before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English stillīce.See still¹, -ly

Words nearby stilly

Stillson wrench, still trailer, still water, Still waters run deep, still wine, stilly, stilt, stilt bug, stilted, Stilton, stilt root

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How to use stilly in a sentence

It was no more that clear, visible interior, like a house roofed with glass, where the green submarine sunshine slept so stilly.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Something about 'stilly night,' 'fond recollections,' 'starved cats,' and the like.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
She moved about the house with a step as stilly as the falling dews.
Ernest Linwood|Caroline Lee Hentz
Mr. Craig sat down to the organ and played the opening bars of the touching melody, 'Oft in the Stilly Night.'
Black Rock|Ralph Connor

Some sat talking in low and whispering voices, as if unwilling, even by a sound, to break the stilly calm.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for stilly

stilly

adverb (ˈstɪllɪ)

archaic, or literary quietly or calmly

adjective (ˈstɪlɪ)

poetic still, quiet, or calm

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