Serenely
[sə'ri:nli] or [sə'rinli]
Definition
(adv.) in a peacefully serene manner; 'I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient'.
Editor: Percival--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a serene manner; clearly.
(adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.
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Examples
- His whole nature seemed serenely alight. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- May you rest safely and serenely till morning. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In the main line our men were sleeping serenely, as if in great security. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, so much the better--it did not hurt him, she said serenely. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Mr. Fowler was a very kind-spoken, free-handed gentleman, said Mrs. Toller serenely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I certainly, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with a dignity serenely mournful, 'was familiar with the Italian Opera at a very early age. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He bowed serenely to everybody. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Hitting him on the hat, I smoke serenely, and become absorbed in contemplation of the sky. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There's a good deal of truth in what you say, observed Justinian serenely; but I should have thought your deity was Hermes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- That is better, said John Clay serenely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But the old moralist eased him by saying serenely: Well, well, young men will be young men. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I once could court her serenely, and imagine my heart easier when I held her to it--all mute, but majestic. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These words were rendered the more effective by a serenely heroic expression of suffering. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- At the same moment he saw that May, serenely enthroned between Mr. van der Luyden and Mr. Selfridge Merry, had cast a quick glance down the table. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I rather fancy that he is on the stair, said Holmes, serenely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He looked about him, at the pauses in the music, serenely satisfied with himself and his fellow-creatures. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I thought Mrs. Jellyby never would have left off serenely looking over her papers and drinking coffee that night. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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