Associations to the word «Placidly»

Wiktionary

PLACIDLY, adverb. In a placid manner.

Dictionary definition

PLACIDLY, adverb. In a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes".
PLACIDLY, adverb. In a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats