Meaning of equanimitably | Babel Free

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In an equanimitable manner.

Examples

“Mother stuck her head out in the hall, took a deep breath. “Nurse!” she hollered again. “Geez, Mother,” I burst⟳ out. “You’re going to have⟳ the entire hospital in here. Can’t you behave?” My mother seemed to consider⟳ this for a moment. She squeezed up her eyes and looked thoughtful. Then she brightened. “I don’t think⟳ so,” she said equanimitably. She drifted closer to the call⟳ button.”

“In attitude so loving sweet, madly, life, how did you expect⟳ to die⟳, well, equanimitably? — with a bloody snap⟳ of the fingers, dearie? with a bleeding cast⟳ of facial contemptuosity, ducky?”

“Rules: […] 5) Whatever I forgot will be handled equanimitably.”

“Mumbling around a mouthful, Jean-Paolo said, “You think⟳ she’s forgiven me for that incident with the fountain and the tree?” “Not Vevila.” “Oh well.” Jean-Paolo shrugged equanimitably.”

“With open⟳ palms and trusting face⟳, softly, gently, equanimitably, Benji explained the true identity of the midnight child to the guard, who, after flipping Finn's features through his mental Rolodex, announced the wanderer’s return⟳ via intercom to the keeper of apartment 13-A, and sheepishly let⟳ the pair proceed to the elevator bank.”

“Tips on how to go from equanimitably smiley to ragingly angry with the world in under ten minutes: climb⟳ Arthur’s Seat on the hottest day of all time. For added ire, have⟳ a gang of young twats playing Cohen dirge Hallelujah at the top.”

“So you recognize spatial banishment and denial of citizenship to long native families on grounds of ethnicity/religion as #apartheid, eh? Do you apply⟳ that definition equanimitably, including on banishment of families with even thicker deep roots in a given homeland?”

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