Calmly and Rather

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Calmly adverb - In a sedate manner.

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Rather and calmly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Calmly".

Nearby Words: calm, calmness

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

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Calmly and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calmly" instead an adverb "Rather".

Twilight is similarly mortified by her own outburst rather than just calmly forgiving her friends, as she fears they never would have forgiven her if she were wrong.

Source: Fan Fic / The Nuptialverse
However, after Morton calmly draws a Glock he borrowed from the police station, the interaction goes rather smoothly.

Source: Series / Fortitude
Rather than have a Villainous Breakdown, he instead looks calmly up at Ichigo and throws Ichigo's earlier Not So Different taunt back in his face.

Source: Get It Over With

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