composedly
When you do something composedly, you do it calmly and deliberately. You might composedly repair a broken window before your parents get home, instead of getting upset like your younger brother.
The adverb composedly is especially useful for describing something that's done in a way that displays common sense and a clear head. It implies calmness in the face of chaos, like when your aunt sits composedly with her cup of tea after firefighters have put out a fire in her kitchen. The root is the Old French word composer, "put together or arrange," from the Latin ponere, "to put or place."
-
in a self-collected or self-possessed mannersynonyms: collectedly
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
Vocabulary lists containing composedly
When Louise hears that her husband has died in a train accident, she contemplates how her life will change. Read the full text here. Here is a link to our lists for The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
Investigate these words from Agatha Christie's masterpiece to figure out why it's the world's best-selling mystery novel.
In this pamphlet, Paine urges the American colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain and form a new government. Read the full text here.