Meanings
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1
adv
Without making any sound.
She crept silently up the stairs so as not to wake the baby.
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2
adv
Without speaking.
He nodded silently and left the room.
Thesaurus
Etymology
From silent + -ly.
Without making any sound.
She crept silently up the stairs so as not to wake the baby.
Without speaking.
He nodded silently and left the room.
From silent + -ly.
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