Antonyms for collectedly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : kuh-lek-tid

Phonetic Transcription : kəˈlɛk tɪd

Definition of collectedly

Origin : early 15c. (transitive), from Old French collecter "to collect" (late 14c.), from Latin collectus, past participle of colligere "gather together," from com- "together" (see com-) + legere "to gather" (see lecture (n.)). The intransitive sense is attested from 1794. Related: Collected; collecting. As an adjective meaning "paid by the recipient" it is attested from 1893, originally with reference to telegrams.

As in calmly : adv quietly
As in soberly : adv moderately

Example sentences :

All this, and much more of the same kind, he told simply and collectedly.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

"I think there's a boat at eleven something," she said, collectedly.
Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris

He could not close an eye: he could not think,—at least collectedly.
Extract from : « Lord Montagu's Page » by G. P. R. James

For when Challis spoke again, it was quite quietly and collectedly.
Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

“Go on with the Sienese masters, Gerald,” she bade him, collectedly.
Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall

He spoke more clearly and collectedly than I had heard him speak yet.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Cain » by Wilkie Collins

He washed panful after panful, slowly, carefully, collectedly.
Extract from : « Overland Red » by Henry Herbert Knibbs

"I'm ever so much obliged to you," said Barbara, collectedly.
Extract from : « We Girls: A Home Story » by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

I asked, as collectedly as I could, where Mr Richards lodged.
Extract from : « The Haunters & The Haunted » by Various

They fight their battles as coolly and collectedly as ever battles were fought on paper.
Extract from : « War of the Classes » by Jack London

Synonyms for collectedly

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