quietly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
20
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/
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/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ · /ˈkwaɪ.ət.li/

Definition of quietly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a quiet manner.
    “When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.”

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Etymology

From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.

Anagrams of quietly

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