composedlyadv.
/kəmˈpəʊzdli//kəmˈpəʊzɪdli/ In a composed manner; calmly, tranquilly, without agitation.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]
evenlyOE
egallyc1374
soberly1382
sadly?a1400
wellc1405
digestlya1522
calmly1597
placidly1635
sedately1646
equanimously1652
recollectedly1654
serenely1690
composedly1702
dispassionately1717
serene1728
unperturbedly?1786
solidly1799
tranquilly1801
relaxedly1819
collectedly1838
comfortably1872
equably1873
unagitatedly1894
1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 24 In this Hurry..a Man was seen walking before the door very composedly Without a Hat.
1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 447 The Heroe check'd her, and compos'dly said.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. xxvii. 299 He took his loss..very composedly.
1881 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xviii He lay back, and folded his hands composedly.
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