calmly

comparative more calmly · superlative most calmly

1. In a calm manner; coolly.

   She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.

   1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 84

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   But in the diamond jubilee state coach – this one comes with both suspension and air conditioning – the queen’s hands were folded calmly in her lap.

   2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2023