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Definition of Tamely
1. Adverb. In a tame manner. "The labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
Definition of Tamely
1. adv. In a tame manner.
Definition of Tamely
1. Adverb. In a tame manner. ¹
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Definition of Tamely
1. in a tame manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamely
Literary usage of Tamely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"Instead of tamely resigning themselves to the secret deliberations and private
views of a single person, the united councils of the Greeks were inspired by ..."
2. The History of America by William Robertson (1812)
"... was so submissive, and he had so tamely given up the prisoners to the disposal
of Cortes, that he had no ..."
3. The History of America by William Robertson (1812)
"... was so submissive, and he had so tamely given up the prisoners to the disposal
of Cortes, that he had no ..."
4. The History of America by William Robertson (1821)
"... was so sub. missive, and he had so tamely given up the prisoners to the disposal
of Cortes, that he had no cause to apprehend any opposition from him. ..."
5. The History of America by William Robertson (1821)
"but the spirit of that monarch was so submissive, and he had so tamely given up
the prisoners to the disposal of Cortes, that he had no cause to apprehend ..."
6. The History of America by William Robertson (1822)
"... was so sub- missive, and he had so tamely given up the prisoners to the disposal
of Cortes, that he had no ..."
7. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"And will you tamely now surrender To a false and perjured host, Your glorious
country's boast, Refusing to defend her» To arms ! to arms, ye brave ! ..."
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