† quietousadj.
Obsolete.
Quiet, peaceful.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective]
stillc1275
coyc1330
restful1340
quieta1382
peaceablec1384
peacefula1400
undisturbleda1400
somec1460
quietous1528
reposeda1533
unnoyed1543
calma1568
halcyon1570
calmya1586
quietsome1595
halcyonian1602
undisturbeda1610
halcedonian1611
tranquila1616
tranquillous1638
slumbering1645
halcydon1648
smooth1757
slumberous1765
stilly1776
sleeping1785
unfrenzied1805
Sabbath-like1824
unbustling1826
eddyless1862
restinga1865
pacific1865
Sabbatismal1881
1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. a.vv It is false that vnactyfe men lede a quiete lyfe for els it must be that the lyfe of women were more quietous than that of men [L. tranquilliorem mulierum vitam quam virorum esse opportuerit, Gk. ἔδει γάρ εὐθυμοτέρας εἶναι γυναῖκας ἀνδρῶν].
?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Mviii Bryngynge men to a quyetouse holde and sure steye in the Lorde.
Derivatives
quietously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb]
softOE
i-semelichec1275
peaceablya1382
restfully1433
quietly1488
quietously1546
restly1561
quiet1568
calmly1597
reposedly1598
lowna1600
undisturbedly1647
peacefully1667
tranquilly1756
stilly1802
lownly1820
reposefully1852
sleepily1873
1546 J. Bale tr. J. Jonas True Hystorie Christen Departynge M. Luther f. 6 Anon after he fell agayne on slepe, & rested quyetouslye [Ger. da hat er wol geschlaffen] tyll one of the clocke.
?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Lviv Quyetouslye to rest for a season.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1528