stilly
Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stilly
before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English stillīce. See still 1, -ly
Example Sentences
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Her eyes dropped as she came in and she moved stilly and did only what she was told to do and she went quickly out again.
From Literature
It was as if nothing wrong could happen in a world where things balanced so stilly.
From Literature
The candle flames, rising up stilly on the night air, were reflected from the golden lioncels which studded the deep blue canopy of the bed.
From Literature
That has been a theme for me over the past year and a half, trying to power through under my own steam and realizing that that is stilly.
From Time
May halcyon-birds that hover o'er the brine Diffuse abroad their own tranquillity, Till ocean stretches stilly as the wine In this deep cup which now we drain to thee.
From Project Gutenberg
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