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calmly
[kahm-lee, kahlm-]
adverb
without excitement, agitation, or passion.
He kept his cool throughout, calmly challenging his opponents on alleged facts he believed were wrong.
(of wind, waves, etc.) with relatively little force or movement; gently.
The wind blew calmly as the three of us lay on the beach, lazily passing the time.
Other 51Թ Forms
- quasi-calmly adverb
- uncalmly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of calmly1
Example Sentences
He stood calmly in front of the quiet City Hall, holding up a Mexican flag, representing his mother’s birthplace.
A bright blue horizontal band in an urban landscape is dotted with calmly bobbing heads.
Like a pilot calmly instructing passengers to fasten their seat belts, Nielson suggested I wrap the fire-resistant “shroud” hanging from my bright yellow helmet around my face.
Shortly after, an agent can be seen with one man in handcuffs calmly standing against the fence, while Ramirez can be heard shouting and being wrestled to the ground.
“I encourage everybody to please peacefully protest, just like I was calmly and peacefully listening to that press conference and preparing, attempting to ask a question.”
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