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placidly

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Plac·id  (plsd), Lake
A lake of northeast New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a noted winter sports center.
plac·id  (plsd)
adj.
1. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See Synonyms at calm.
2. Satisfied; complacent.
[Latin placidus, from placre, to please; see plk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
pla·cidi·ty (pl-sd-t), placid·ness (plsd-ns) n.
placid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.placidly - in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
2.placidly - in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
Translations
placidly [ˈplæsɪdlɪ] ADV [sit] → plácidamente, apaciblemente; [say, reply] → tranquilamente, sosegadamente
placidly [ˈplæsɪdli] adv → placidement
placidly
adv → ruhig, friedlich; speak → bedächtig
placidly [ˈplæsɪdlɪ] adv → placidamente
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He and Dolly are sitting in deck-chairs, and their motor is regarding them placidly from its garage across the lawn.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
and this time three years, if I am not at home, tell them to address them to----- At that moment the two wakes were fairly crossed, and instantly, then, in accordance with their singular ways, shoals of small harmless fish, that for some days before had been placidly swimming by our side, darted away with what seemed shuddering fins, and ranged themselves fore and aft with the stranger's flanks.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Life in the brick house had gone on more placidly of late, for Rebecca was honestly trying to be more careful in the performance of her tasks and duties as well as more quiet in her plays, and she was slowly learning the power of the soft answer in turning away wrath.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
 
 
 
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