stilly

Definitions

silent; calm

Examples

“The stilly murmur of the distant Sea Tells us of silence.”

“The dead--in holy, stilly peace, the sacred dead repose, Afar from earth's turmoil and grief, and all of sick'ning woes; From racking pain, and withering pride, and avarice's care, Secure they rest⟳ in solitude, unaw'd by sin or snare.”

“Long was the darkness, Lonely and stilly.”

“Crickets sang of nights in the stilly cabins, and in the sunshine mosquitoes crept from out hollow logs […].”

“[…] Marjorie used Central to call⟳ as many of her neighbors that were also on the exchange⟳ as she could, telling them of the disaster which had fallen like⟳ a lightning-stroke out of a clear sky, knowing that each call⟳ would produce⟳ overlapping ripples, like⟳ pebbles tossed rapidly into a stilly pond.”

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