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Quietly


QUI'ETLY, adverb

1. In a quiet state; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly

2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly

3. Calmly; without agitation or violent emotion; patiently. submit quietly to unavoidable evils.