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单词 noiselessly
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noiselesslyadv.

Brit. /ˈnɔɪzlᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈnɔɪzlᵻsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noiseless adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < noiseless adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier noisily adv.
Silently, quietly, without noise.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently
stillyc1000
stilla1225
softlyc1330
whistlya1400
silentlya1425
coylyc1475
quietly1488
still1535
huishtly1548
whishtly1548
mutely1587
silentially1627
statuelike1640
tacitly1643
noiselessly1794
soundlessly1837
soundless1844
mouse-like1874
quietlike1909
1794 R. Jephson Rom. Portraits 34 Their subtle progress noiselessly begin.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. iv. 31 We glided noiselessly..along.
1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxxv. 348 A great silent population of marble... There are senators namelessly, noselessly, noiselessly seated under archways.
1876 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 39 202 I do not think it would be possible to point to any measure in English history which so rapidly and so noiselessly produced such vast results as that which we debated in the session of 1860.
a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. vi. 81 He climbed the rail noiselessly and made an impetuous move for her hand.
1963 Shakespeare Q. 14 448 Nicholas Kepros created the perfect Robin Starveling: an arthritic, toothless, little tailor, busily measuring the cast for costumes, noiselessly mumbling to himself.
1998 J. Baker in S. Champion & D. Scannell Shenanigans (1999) iv. 66 Cathy had one of those silent giggle-fits.., shaking noiselessly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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