US /ˈmjutli/ UK /ˈmjuːtli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a silent or speechless manner

    He nodded mutely, unable to find the words to reply.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a silent or speechless... silentlyspeechlesslywordlesslyvoicelesslydumblynoiselessly
Opposites
Word family
Related forms mutemuteness

Etymology

From mute (from Latin mutus, 'silent, dumb') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

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