serenely
serenely adverb: in a serene manner.
Adverb
serenely (comparative more serenely, superlative most serenely)
- In a serene manner.
- The dials are all bunkum. While you were playing I took the liberty of altering them and for a whole hand the dials indicated that you must inevitably be holding eight clubs and four spades. All the time you were leading out hearts and diamonds and the automaton serenely followed suit.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- I’ve flown in flimsy microlights, soaring serenely above rich farmland. I’ve ridden tactical combat helicopters missions, skimming the desert floor and banking hard around sand dunes.2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2022
Examples of serenely in a sentence
- Klunchun, a practitioner of khon, a form of classical Thai masked dance, who wanders serenely with Mr.
- She smiled then, a gesture that lit up her face, transforming it from serenely madonnalike to glorious.
- Not when I’m living inside her, sailing serenely along in areosynchronous orbit.
Forms of serenely
| comparative | more serenely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most serenely |
Origin of serenely
From serene + -ly.
Questions about serenely
- What does serenely mean?
- Serenely means in a serene manner.
- What part of speech is serenely?
- Serenely is an adverb.
Words near serenely in the dictionary
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