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peaceful(dictionary)

peaceful (iou)



peaceful adjective. ME.
[from PEACE noun + -FUL.]
= PEACEABLE adjective 1. Now rare. ME.
Full of or characterized by peace; free from strife or commotion; undisturbed, untroubled, calm, quiet. ME.
Holiday Which? Ambleside is..peaceful except for the traffic.
Pertaining to a time or state of peace. L16.
M. Howitt An unarmed population, accustomed only to peaceful occupations.
Not violating or infringing peace; esp. designating a method for effecting some end for which force, violence, or war, is an alternative or more obvious means. L19.
peaceful coexistence: see COEXISTENCE 2.
G. Howell Peaceful picketing is no longer prohibited.
peacefully adverb so as to make for peace, peaceably; in peace, tranquilly: ME.
peacefulness noun M17.