Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Without quiet or rest; in an uneasy state; uneasily; anxiously: as, he rested disquietly that night.
- In a disquieting manner; in such a manner as to destroy quiet or tranquillity.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a disquiet manner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. rare In a disquiet manner; uneasily.
Etymologies
- disquiet + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We have seen the best of our time; machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our graves.”
“We have seen the best of our time: machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our graves.”
“As Gloucester noted in King Lear, "We have seen the best of our time: machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our graves.”
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“Interestingly, it seems the government was gracious and forgiving, and disquietly forgetful too.”
“_unnaturalness_ in all the human relations -- this universal jangle -- 'this ruinous disorder, that hunts men disquietly to their graves.”
“It’s a bad business for that young Bosinney; he’ll go bankrupt, I shouldn’t wonder,” and then after a long pause, during which he had stared disquietly into the fire, he added:”
“Bosinney; he'll go bankrupt, I shouldn't wonder, "and then after a long pause, during which he had stared disquietly into the fire, he added:”
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