stilly

²stilly

adj \ˈsti-lē\

Definition of STILLY

: still, quiet

Examples of STILLY

1. <bats taking flight in the stilly summer evening>
2. <dipping my paddle into the stilly water, I began canoeing across the pond>

Origin of STILLY

⁴still + ¹-y

First Known Use: 1722

Related to STILLY

Synonyms: arcadian, calm, hushed, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, still, quiet, tranquil

Antonyms: boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)

Related Words: noiseless, silent, soundless; mute, speechless, wordless; dead, motionless, quiescent; muffled, muted, quieted; dull, gentle, low, soft; ultraquiet

Near Antonyms: crazy, tempestuous, wild; blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous

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Rhymes with STILLY

billy, Chile, chili, chilly, dilly, filly, frilly, gillie, hilly, lily, silly, Tilly