Definition for Quiet (-ly)

quiet (-ly), adv. [see quiet, adj.] (webplay: claims, offense, wind, years).

  1. Innocently; modestly; guilelessly; artlessly.
  2. Unpretentiously; unnoticed; unobtrusively; surreptitiously; furtively; secretly; stealthily; without drawing attention to itself.
  3. Soundlessly; silently; softly; imperceptibly.
  4. Carefully; reverently; respectfully.

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