|
|
Definition of Tranquilly
1. Adverb. Without emotional agitation. "Tranquilly she went on with her work"
Definition of Tranquilly
1. adv. In a tranquil manner; calmly.
Definition of Tranquilly
1. Adverb. In a tranquil manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tranquilly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tranquilly
Literary usage of Tranquilly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Southey, Thomas (1827)
"Confident myself in their attachment, and having no occasion to fear any thing
that can occur, I shall tranquilly await the issue of the unhappy struggle ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1861)
"tranquilly and slowly deposited. We should also keep in view the important fact,
that while one part of the column of strata whose chronology we are ..."
3. Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Drydens's by Plutarch (1885)
"... and demeaning himself tranquilly and sedately in adversity ; holding the
opinion that he ought to offer himself to the service of his country without ..."
4. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"The noble stream flowed gently and tranquilly as of yore, but even here impertinent
man had been at work, and pernicious railroads had been formed to its ..."
Other Resources:
