| Quietly 1. (adv.) In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. 2. (adv.) Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. 3. (adv.) Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. 4. (adv.) Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room. Thesaurus Entries aesthetically, artistically, becomingly, calmly, composedly, coolly, decently, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, elegantly, genteelly, gently, gracefully, humbly, impassively, imperturbably, in good taste, in silence, inaudibly, inexcitably, inirritably, levelheadedly, like a lamb, meekly, mildly, modestly, noiselessly, pacifically, peaceably, peacefully, placidly, properly, quiescently, sedately, seemly, serenely, silently, simply, smoothly, softly, soundlessly, steadily, still, stilly, stodgily, stoically, stolidly, stuffily, tamely, tastefully, tranquilly, unassumingly, unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unperturbedly, unpresumptuously, unpretendingly, unpretentiously, with taste, without ceremony |