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Definition of Calmly
1. Adverb. With self-possession (especially in times of stress). "He spoke calmly to the rioting students"
2. Adverb. In a sedate manner.
Definition of Calmly
1. adv. In a calm manner.
Definition of Calmly
1. Adverb. In a calm manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calmly
1. calm [adv] - See also: calm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calmly
Literary usage of Calmly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"... burnt to death in the flames," said my wife calmly, "and I will die with them."
That moment I heard the cry of the babes within, who were just awaked by ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"dream of superstition to arm himself for battle ; and after vanquishing tu the
field the enemies of Rome, he calmly retired into his tent, to dictate the ..."
3. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1893)
"'Innocency cleared; the Liberties and Privileges of Gods People for Assembling
together... calmly expostulated; and their refusal of all oaths in meekness ..."
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