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# composedly

«composedly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a calm, steady way, with your feelings under control** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

Composedly means in a calm, steady way, with your feelings under control. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A story word for a character who stays calm when things are frightening or upsetting. In Alice, Alice answers the strange creatures composedly to show she is not afraid. Related: composed (calm), composure (calmness).

### examples

- She answered the judge composedly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x1)
- Despite the noise, he sat composedly in his chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x2)
- Alice replied composedly, though she was puzzled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x3)
- The pilot spoke composedly to the passengers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x4)
- The cat sat composedly washing its face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x5)
- He composedly folded his napkin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x6)
- "I must encounter the peril," answered Jason, composedly, "since it stands in the way of my purpose." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/#x7)

### note

Pronounced kom-POH-zid-lee (four syllables). Bookish; in speech say «calmly».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «composedly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composedly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.