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stilly

[ adverb stil-lee; adjective stil-ee ]

adverb

  1. quietly; silently.


adjective

  1. Chiefly Literary. still; quiet.

stilly

adverb

  1. archaic.
    quietly or calmly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. poetic.
    still, quiet, or calm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stilly1

before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English ²õ³Ù¾±±ô±ôÄ«³¦±ð. See still 1, -ly
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He would have said that she had scarcely thought of the child, so stilly had she gone about her work, day in and day out.

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It was as if nothing wrong could happen in a world where things balanced so stilly.

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The candle flames, rising up stilly on the night air, were reflected from the golden lioncels which studded the deep blue canopy of the bed.

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That has been a theme for me over the past year and a half, trying to power through under my own steam and realizing that that is stilly.

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May halcyon-birds that hover o'er the brine     Diffuse abroad their own tranquillity, Till ocean stretches stilly as the wine     In this deep cup which now we drain to thee.

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