quietlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈkwʌɪətli/, U.S.

/ˈkwaɪətli/

Forms: see quiet adj. and adv. and -ly suffix²; also late Middle English quyetyliest (superlative, transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiet adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < quiet adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a quiet manner (in various senses of the adjective); peacefully, meekly; with little or no noise, fuss, or disturbance; surreptitiously, without attracting attention.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb]

softOE

i-semelichec1275

peaceablya1382

restfully1433

quietly1488

quietously1546

restly1561

quiet1568

calmly1597

reposedly1598

lowna1600

undisturbedly1647

peacefully1667

tranquilly1756

stilly1802

lownly1820

reposefully1852

sleepily1873

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

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]

softlyc1225

by stalea1240

privilya1250

slylyc1275

thieflyc1290

stealingly13..

by stealth1390

stalworthlya1400

theftfullyc1400

theftlyc1400

theftuouslyc1400

under veilc1425

thievishly?c1450

by theft1488

quietly1488

furtively1490

by surreption1526

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

underhand1538

insidiously1545

creepingly1548

surreptiously1573

underboard1582

filchingly1583

sneakingly1598

underwater1600

slipperily1603

thief-likea1625

clandestinely1632

surreptitiously1643

thievously1658

clancularly1699

stownlins1786

stealthily1806

underhandedly1806

stolen-wise1813

on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818

round-the-corner1820

underhanded1823

stealthfully1828

slinkingly1830

slippingly1830

on the sneak?1863

sneakishly1867

behind backs1874

stalkingly1891

on the side1893

under the counter1926

underground1935

under the table1938

down and dirty1959

sneakily1966

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) v. l. 577 All his four men bar thaim quietlik.

1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 194/2 Or ony vthir state tane be hir of þe franktennement of þe saidis landis..quietly or oppinly.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xxiv. 4 Dauid stode vp and cut of the typpe of Sauls garment quyetly.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 378 They entred into the Citie, and there abode quietly.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie ix. 53 Not to fall to Gambolding at our owne pleasure and fansie, but to followe the way quietly which he sheweth vs.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) i. sig. D1^v That he may sleepe the quietlier.

1664 J. Carstaires Let. 21 June (1846) 122 I know their Christian..educatione lyeth as near your heart as myne... I will, therefore, quyetlie lippen and trust them to you.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 302/2 Horse Twichers, or Bracks..to put on Horses Noses, when they will not stand quietly to be Shooed.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. ii. 30 Let every one then quietly follow his Nature.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. iii. 34 Since I, as Mr. Lovel says, am Nobody, I seated myself quietly.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §227 A weight of lead..which, in all such trials as had hitherto been made thereof, had lain quietly.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 246 We'll gang quietly about our job our twa sells, and naebody the wiser for't.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 185 We quietly believe this Universe to be intrinsically a great unintelligible Perhaps.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvii. 281 When the river..quietly deposited mud and sand.

1908 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Dec. 6/5 Other aspirants for political power will quietly prepare themselves for the Revolution.

1956 F. Herbert Nothing in Fantastic Universe Jan. 106/1 The man showed me the snout of a hypo gun in his pocket. ‘Stop the commotion and come quietly, sister, or I'll have to use this,’ he said.

1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Mar. 62/4 He is a quietly confident man and he seems unchanged by all that he has experienced.

2005 Z. Smith On Beauty 45 ‘It's a shame, that's all..’ said Kiki quietly.

2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. just quietly: confidentially, between you and me.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > in confidence

in counselc1400

entre nous1691

confidentiallya1834

just quietly1937

1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 448/2 Just quietly was, in the G[reat] W[ar], a tag-c[atch] p[hrase] among New Zealanders. It had virtually no meaning.

1938 X. Herbert Capricornia 145 He'd love to see you 'fore you goes. Thinks a lot of you, you know, just quietly.

1951 E. Lambert Twenty Thousand Thieves (1952) ii. 123 ‘That Chips Prentice is a soldier and a half. Just quietly, he's up for a decoration.’

2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 16 It's always a magical, fun evening, and, just quietly, Santa will be there, too.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	quietly
释义	quietlyadv. Brit. /ˈkwʌɪətli/, U.S. /ˈkwaɪətli/ Forms: see quiet adj. and adv. and -ly suffix²; also late Middle English quyetyliest (superlative, transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiet adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < quiet adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a quiet manner (in various senses of the adjective); peacefully, meekly; with little or no noise, fuss, or disturbance; surreptitiously, without attracting attention. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb] softOE i-semelichec1275 peaceablya1382 restfully1433 quietly1488 quietously1546 restly1561 quiet1568 calmly1597 reposedly1598 lowna1600 undisturbedly1647 peacefully1667 tranquilly1756 stilly1802 lownly1820 reposefully1852 sleepily1873 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 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) v. l. 577 All his four men bar thaim quietlik. 1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 194/2 Or ony vthir state tane be hir of þe franktennement of þe saidis landis..quietly or oppinly. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xxiv. 4 Dauid stode vp and cut of the typpe of Sauls garment quyetly. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 378 They entred into the Citie, and there abode quietly. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie ix. 53 Not to fall to Gambolding at our owne pleasure and fansie, but to followe the way quietly which he sheweth vs. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) i. sig. D1^v That he may sleepe the quietlier. 1664 J. Carstaires Let. 21 June (1846) 122 I know their Christian..educatione lyeth as near your heart as myne... I will, therefore, quyetlie lippen and trust them to you. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 302/2 Horse Twichers, or Bracks..to put on Horses Noses, when they will not stand quietly to be Shooed. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. ii. 30 Let every one then quietly follow his Nature. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. iii. 34 Since I, as Mr. Lovel says, am Nobody, I seated myself quietly. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §227 A weight of lead..which, in all such trials as had hitherto been made thereof, had lain quietly. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 246 We'll gang quietly about our job our twa sells, and naebody the wiser for't. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 185 We quietly believe this Universe to be intrinsically a great unintelligible Perhaps. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvii. 281 When the river..quietly deposited mud and sand. 1908 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Dec. 6/5 Other aspirants for political power will quietly prepare themselves for the Revolution. 1956 F. Herbert Nothing in Fantastic Universe Jan. 106/1 The man showed me the snout of a hypo gun in his pocket. ‘Stop the commotion and come quietly, sister, or I'll have to use this,’ he said. 1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Mar. 62/4 He is a quietly confident man and he seems unchanged by all that he has experienced. 2005 Z. Smith On Beauty 45 ‘It's a shame, that's all..’ said Kiki quietly. 2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. just quietly: confidentially, between you and me. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > in confidence in counselc1400 entre nous1691 confidentiallya1834 just quietly1937 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 448/2 Just quietly was, in the G[reat] W[ar], a tag-c[atch] p[hrase] among New Zealanders. It had virtually no meaning. 1938 X. Herbert Capricornia 145 He'd love to see you 'fore you goes. Thinks a lot of you, you know, just quietly. 1951 E. Lambert Twenty Thousand Thieves (1952) ii. 123 ‘That Chips Prentice is a soldier and a half. Just quietly, he's up for a decoration.’ 2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 16 It's always a magical, fun evening, and, just quietly, Santa will be there, too. 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