Antonyms for noisily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : noi-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɔɪ zi


Definition of noisily

Origin :
  • 1690s, "making noise," also "full of noise," from noise + -y (2). Earlier was noiseful (late 14c.). Related: Noisily; noisiness.
  • As in bang : adv suddenly, with force
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
  • As in aloud : adv in a spoken voice, usually not softly
Example sentences :
  • All the instruments were loudly and noisily blown and beaten.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • He lit his pipe with great display and sucked at it noisily.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He drank greedily, noisily, nor ceased until he had drained the vessel.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It was only to lick his thick lips and gurgle 233 noisily in his fat throat.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • They were relating their various exploits so noisily that scarcely a word could be heard.
  • Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
  • But then Barry entered, and noisily claimed Nettie's promise.
  • Extract from : « The Carpenter's Daughter » by Anna Bartlett Warner
  • In the distance a red squirrel chattered happily and noisily.
  • Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
  • The outer door was noisily closed by the departing servants.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • I hear the criticism and the clamor of the noisily thoughtless and troublesome.
  • Extract from : « In Our First Year of the War » by Woodrow Wilson
  • Nearer and nearer came Bogle, noisily threshing the undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon

Synonyms for noisily

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