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Etymology
Etymology tree English soundless Middle English -ly English -ly English soundlessly From soundless + -ly.
Meanings
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In a manner that makes no noise.
Hassan kneed himself up, over, in, soundlessly, feet on floor, knife out, eyes like blunter knife trying to cut darkness.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 489:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more soundlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most soundlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
soundless · sound · soundlessness
Translations (13)
de lautlos (soundlessly) · nb lydlaust (soundlessly) · pl bezdźwięcznie (soundlessly) · sv ljudlöst (soundlessly) · pl bezgłośnie (soundlessly) · nb lydløst (soundlessly) · pl bezszelestnie (soundlessly) · da lydløst (soundlessly) · de tonlos (soundlessly) · nn ljodlaust (soundlessly) · nn lydlaust (soundlessly) · de geräuschlos (soundlessly) · bg безшумно (soundlessly)