placidly
part of speech
adverb (placidly)
meaning for a pupil
In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, animals graze placidly or a river flows placidly. It tells the reader all is calm.
examples
- The cows grazed placidly in the meadow. tree →
- The river flowed placidly past the Rat's house. tree →
- She smiled placidly at the fuss. tree →
- The cat sat placidly in the window. tree →
- The old horse stood placidly by the gate. tree →
- The baby slept placidly through the noise. tree →
- For long he muttered to himself, staring at Smee, who was hemming placidly, under the conviction that all children feared him. tree →
note
From «placid». Opposite: wildly, angrily.
Trees and pragmatics
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