peacefully

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English

Etymology

From Middle English peesfully, peasfullie, paisfulike, paisfullic, equivalent to peaceful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːsfəli/
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Adverb

peacefully (comparative more peacefully, superlative most peacefully)

  1. In a peaceful manner.
    • 1881, Thomas Hughes, Rugby, Tennessee, Macmillan and Co., page 58:
      She and her husband managed to fix up a false floor in one of their rooms in which they fed the roosters; so whenever a picket came in sight her call would bring the whole family out of the woods and clearing into the refuge, where they remained peacefully amongst corn-cobs till the danger had passed.

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