Word Study
stilly
CIDE DICTIONARY
stilly, a.
Still; quiet; calm. [1913 Webster]
"The stilly hour when storms are gone." [1913 Webster]
stilly, adv.
In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
"The hum of either army stilly sounds." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stilly, adv. & adj.
--adv. in a still manner.
--adj. poet. still, quiet.
--adv. in a still manner.
--adj. poet. still, quiet.
Etymology
(adv.) OE stillice: (adj.) f. STILL(1)
ROGET THESAURUS
stilly
Silence
N silence, stillness, peace, hush, lull, muteness, solemn silence, awful silence, dead silence, deathlike silence, silent, still, stilly, noiseless, soundless, hushed, mute, soft, solemn, awful, deathlike, silent as the grave, inaudible, silently, sub silentio, Int, hush!, silence!, soft!, whist!, tush!, chut!, tut!, pax!, be quiet!, be silent!, be still!, shut up!, chup!, chup rao!, tace!, one might hear a feather drop, one might hear a pin drop, so quiet you could hear a pin drop, grosse Seelen dulden still, le silence est la vertu de ceux qui ne sont pas sa, le silence est le parti le plus sar de celui se d_, silence more musical than any song, tacent satis laudant, better to be silent and thought a fool than to spe.For further exploring for "stilly" in Webster Dictionary Online