quietly

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adverb

1. with low volume (Freq. 8)
- speak softly but carry a big stick
- she spoke quietly to the child
- the radio was playing softly
• Syn:
softly
• Ant:
loudly (for: softly)
• Derived from adjective:
soft (for: softly)
2. with little or no sound (Freq. 7)
- the class was listening quietly and intently
- she was crying quietly
• Ant:
noisily
• Derived from adjective:
quiet
3. with little or no activity or no agitation ('quiet' is a nonstandard variant for 'quietly') (Freq. 3)
- her hands rested quietly in her lap
- the rock star was quietly led out the back door
- sit here as quiet as you can
• Syn:
quiet
• Ant:
unquietly
• Derived from adjective:
quiet
4. in a restful manner
- the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
• Syn:
restfully
• Derived from adjective:
restful (for: restfully)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  restfully, quiet, softly
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unquietly, noisily, loudly, loud, aloud