Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUI'ET-LY
QUI'ET-LY, adv.
- In a quiet state; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
- Without tumult, alarm, dispute or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly.
- Calmly; without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; Submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
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