placidly

Everyday

In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset. tree →

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.