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adverb
- 1. without agitation or strong emotion: "he spoke slowly and calmly"
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in a peaceful, quiet way and without worry or extreme emotion: She reacted surprisingly calmly to the news of his death. OK everyone, let's all quiet down and talk about this calmly. without hurried movement or noise: The storm was over, and small waves lapped calmly against the beach. See.
Calmly definition: without excitement, agitation, or passion. See examples of CALMLY used in a sentence.
Synonyms for CALMLY: cooly, coolly, peacefully, serenely, placidly, unconcernedly, imperturbably, composedly; Antonyms of CALMLY: frantically, wildly, madly, frenziedly, frenetically, hectically, desperately, amok
1. a. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness. b. A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. 2. Tranquility or serenity: "an unaccustomed reticence that I took to be the calm that follows rage" (Jeanne Marie Laskas).
to stop someone feeling upset, angry, or excited: He tried to calm the screaming baby by rocking it back and forth. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. calm someone's fears. to make someone feel less worried about something: We very much want to calm people's fears and give them the information they need. See more.
Doing things calmly means they happen easily, without any disturbance or strong emotion. That can include breathing calmly to reduce stress, speaking calmly to someone who's upset, or watching the gentle breeze blow calmly across the surface of a lake.
CALMLY definition: in a relaxed way: . Learn more.
calmly. (kɑːmli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation. [written, emphasis] The gunmen calmly walked away and escaped in a waiting car. 2.
Definition of calmly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Calm, collected, composed, cool imply the absence of agitation. Calm implies an unruffled state, esp. under disturbing conditions: calm in a crisis. Collected implies complete inner command of oneself, usually as the result of an effort: He remained collected in spite of the excitement.
