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Grammar : Adv
Spell : kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm
Phonetic Transcription : kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm

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Définition of calmly

Origin :
  • 1590s, from calm (adj.) + -ly (2).
  • adv quietly
Example sentences :
  • "Captain Haley knows very well the falsehood of what he says," said our hero, calmly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "Not the first time Bill Dozier has done it," said Henry calmly.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Ask Allister what fighting had to do with the running of things," said Andrew calmly.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Then we'll say at three," she said calmly, and took an orderly and unflurried departure.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Angelique had listened to all this calmly, with her hands listlessly clasped in her lap.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • "Still, I added to the collection to-day," pursued Miss Whitmore, calmly.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Yet they behaved with Oriental composure and calmly accepted the inevitable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • "She is the only thing I have left to love, Monsieur," he answered, calmly.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • She said this calmly and quietly, as though to impress her informant and reassure him.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • "I shall say just how it all happened, that we quarreled, and upset the wagon," said Sami calmly.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri

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