composedly

com·posed

[kuhm-pohzd]
adjective
calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.

Origin:
1475–85; compose + -ed2

com·pos·ed·ly [kuhm-poh-zid-lee] , adverb
com·pos·ed·ness, noun
un·com·posed, adjective
well-com·posed, adjective


See calm.


agitated, perturbed.
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composed (kəmˈpəʊzd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of people) calm; tranquil; serene
 
composedly
 
adv
 
com'posedness
 
n

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Composedly is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
composed (kəmˈpəʊzd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of people) calm; tranquil; serene
 
composedly
 
adv
 
com'posedness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

compose
late 15c., from O.Fr. composer "put together, arrange" (12c.), from com- "with" + poser "to place," from L.L. pausare "to cease, lay down," ultimately from L. ponere "to put, place" (see position). Meaning infl. in O.Fr. by componere (see composite). Musical sense is from 1590s.
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