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soundlessly

soundlessly adverb: in a manner that makes no noise.

Adverb

soundlessly (comparative more soundlessly, superlative most soundlessly)

  1. In a manner that makes no noise.
    • Hassan kneed himself up, over, in, soundlessly, feet on floor, knife out, eyes like blunter knife trying to cut darkness.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 489

Forms of soundlessly

comparativemore soundlessly
superlativemost soundlessly

Origin of soundlessly

From soundless + -ly.

Questions about soundlessly

What does soundlessly mean?
Soundlessly means in a manner that makes no noise.
What part of speech is soundlessly?
Soundlessly is an adverb.

Words near soundlessly in the dictionary

  1. soundingboards
  2. soundingly
  3. soundingness
  4. soundings
  5. soundless
  6. soundlessly
  7. soundlessness
  8. soundlike
  9. soundlore
  10. soundly
  11. soundman

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