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taciturnly

taciturnly adverb: quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.

Adverb

taciturnly (comparative more taciturnly, superlative most taciturnly)

  1. Quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.

Forms of taciturnly

comparativemore taciturnly
superlativemost taciturnly

Origin of taciturnly

From taciturn + -ly.

Questions about taciturnly

What does taciturnly mean?
Taciturnly means quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.
What part of speech is taciturnly?
Taciturnly is an adverb.

Words near taciturnly in the dictionary

  1. taciturn
  2. taciturnist
  3. taciturnists
  4. taciturnities
  5. taciturnity
  6. taciturnly
  7. taciturnous
  8. Tacitus
  9. tack
  10. tack about
  11. tack claw

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