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calmly
[ kahm-lee, kahlm- ]
adverb
- without excitement, agitation, or passion:
He kept his cool throughout, calmly challenging his opponents on alleged facts he believed were wrong.
- (of wind, waves, etc.) with relatively little force or movement; gently:
The wind blew calmly as the three of us lay on the beach, lazily passing the time.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·-· adverb
- ܲ·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of calmly1
Example Sentences
He pulled alongside one parked car, calmly asking a woman if she was having a nice day before shooting her in the face.
At the end of the first half, Leonard calmly drilled a three-pointer just before the buzzer, giving the Clippers a 55-52 lead at the half.
The Australian was serene in the lead, calmly keeping himself out of reach of his rivals, as Mercedes' George Russell held off an assault from the second McLaren of Lando Norris for second.
With the new calendar year came new, unimaginable challenges, and Redick handled every issue as if calmly sinking a game-winning trey.
And while she struck a conciliatory tone on the water issue on Friday, calmly describing his tariff threat as “President Trump’s way of communicating,” she is also under considerable domestic pressure on the issue.
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