mutely C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmjutli/ UK /ˈmjuːtli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a silent or speechless manner He nodded mutely, unable to find the words to reply. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a silent or speechless... silentlyspeechlesslywordlesslyvoicelesslydumblynoiselessly ↔ Opposites vocallyloudlyaudibly Word family Related forms mutemuteness Etymology AI details From mute (from Latin mutus, 'silent, dumb') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. mutus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mutely **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmjutli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmjuːtli/ ## Meanings 1. in a silent or speechless manner ## Examples - He nodded mutely, unable to find the words to reply. ## Synonyms - silently - speechlessly - wordlessly - voicelessly - dumbly - noiselessly ## Antonyms - vocally - loudly - audibly ## Related Forms - mute - muteness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mutus ## Etymology From mute (from Latin mutus, 'silent, dumb') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Mutely comes from mute (from Latin mutus, 'silent, dumb') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Latin mutus. The same word family includes mute, muteness. Its current adverb use means "in a silent or speechless manner". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown