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Princeton's WordNet
tamelyadverb
in a tame manner
"the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
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tamelyadverb
In a tame manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tamelyadjective
Not wildly; meanly; spiritlesly.
Etymology: from tame.
True obedience, of this madness cur’d,
Stoop tamely to the foot of majesty. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.What courage tamely could to death consent,
And not by striking first the blow prevent. Dryden.Once a champion of renown,
So tamely can you bear the ravish’d crown? Dryden.Has he given way?
Did he look tamely on and let them pass? Addison.Can you love and reverence your prelate, whom you tamely suffer to be abused. Jonathan Swift.
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tamely
Tamely is an adverb that describes doing something in a gentle, mild, or submissive manner. It can refer to anything being calm, harmless, or not dangerous. In mathematics, it can refer to ramification behaviors in field extension.
Webster Dictionary
Tamelyadverb
in a tame manner
Anagrams for tamely »
mately
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tamely in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tamely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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