peacefully en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpiːsfəli/
Etymology
From Middle English peesfully, peasfullie, paisfulike, paisfullic, equivalent to peaceful + -ly.
Meanings
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In a peaceful manner.
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.
1881, Thomas Hughes, Rugby, Tennessee, Macmillan and Co., page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more peacefully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most peacefully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
pt pacificamente (in a peaceful manner) · it pacificamente (in a peaceful manner) · ca pacíficament (in a peaceful manner) · ru ми́рно (in a peaceful manner) · de friedlich (in a peaceful manner) · fi rauhallisesti (in a peaceful manner) · cs mírumilovně (in a peaceful manner) · es pacíficamente (in a peaceful manner) · hu békésen (in a peaceful manner) · pl spokojnie (in a peaceful manner)