silently

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   In a silent manner; making no noise.

   It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly.

2. 2
   adv

   Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.

   There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation.

3. 3
   adv

   without speaking

Etymology

From silent + -ly.