calmly
UK/ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/
calmly adverb: in a calm manner; coolly.
Adverb
calmly (comparative more calmly, superlative most calmly)
- In a calm manner; coolly.
- She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 84
- But in the diamond jubilee state coach – this one comes with both suspension and air conditioning – the queen’s hands were folded calmly in her lap.2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2023
calmly meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
calmly in Tamil
- ஆறத்தணிய
calmly in Marathi
- calmly, quietly, soundly
- निवांत nivānta
calmly in Urdu
- calmly
- خراماں خراماں xirāmā̃ xirāmā̃
calmly in Malayalam
- ചലനരഹിതമായ, പ്രശാന്തത, ഇളക്കമില്ലാതെ, നിശ്ചലമായി, ശാന്തമായി
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- calmly in Kannada
- ಶಾಂತವಾಗಿ
Examples of calmly in a sentence
- There was a fire drill this morning. We had to leave the building calmly and go to the birch tree, our meeting point.
- Some prefer a double action because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.
- Some prefer a double action gun because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.
Forms of calmly
| comparative | more calmly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most calmly |
Origin of calmly
From calm + -ly.
Questions about calmly
- What does calmly mean?
- Calmly means in a calm manner; coolly.
- What is calmly in Tamil?
- Calmly in Tamil is ஆறத்தணிய. See Calmly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is calmly?
- Calmly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce calmly?
- Calmly is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ (UK).
Words near calmly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: calmly (page history and authors); calmly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); निवांत (Marathi) (page history and authors); خراماں خراماں (Urdu) (page history and authors); calmly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); calmly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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