Meanings
adverbmutely (comparative more mutely, superlative most mutely)
comparative more mutely · superlative most mutely
- In a mute manner.
She went in a wheelchair, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and dark glasses […] a costume that made her seem romantic and powerful. Mutely she commanded cars, arrangements, appointments, deference, respect.
1983, Robert Ferro, The Family of Max Desir, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout speaking
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Translations
Esperanto mute
- mutein a mute manner
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APA
mutely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutely
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“mutely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutely. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutely.
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