tranquilly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English tranquil Middle English -ly English -ly English tranquilly From tranquil + -ly.
Meanings
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In a tranquil manner.
When we see a party looking tranquilly up to heaven, unconscious that his body is shot through and through with arrows, we know that that is St. Sebastian.
1869, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “LEARNING THE RUDIMENTS”, in The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims’ Progress; […], Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company. […], →OCLC, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tranquilly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tranquilly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
eo trankvile (in a tranquil manner) · hu nyugodtan (in a tranquil manner) · es con tranquilidad (in a tranquil manner) · es tranquilamente (in a tranquil manner) · nl rustig (in a tranquil manner)