The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taciturn \Tac"i*turn\, a. [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See Tacit.] Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. -- Tac"i*turn*ly, adv.
Syn: Silent; reserved.
Usage: Taciturn, Silent. Silent has reference to the act; taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent from circumstances; he is taciturn from disposition. The loquacious man is at times silent; one who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation.
Wiktionary
adv. quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.
WordNet
adv. without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: mutely, wordlessly, silently]
Usage examples of "taciturnly".
He did his chores by lantern light, cooked a bachelor's meal and afterward sat on the porch and taciturnly stared at the outline of rough country through a cloud of tobacco smoke.
Sulkily and taciturnly the Kastrians opened their shops and the peasants plowed and sowed.