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quietly

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Definition of quietly

adverb

  • in a quiet manner:he worked quietly and diligently [as submodifier]:she was quietly confident that they’d win

Phrases

just quietly

Australian/NZ informal confidentially.

quietly in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of quietly in the US English dictionary
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