peaceable
adjective
inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable disposition.
peaceably
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a word derived from
peaceable.
Example Sentences
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The freedom to assemble peaceably, as we do in neighborhood potluck meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
With rhetoric this charged, it’s hard to see how these two factions will be able to reunite peaceably.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
The reputation of bonobos as “hippie chimps” who live more peaceably than their cousins the chimpanzees is challenged by a new study.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 17, 2024
It’s a little harder to hate somebody when you’ve peaceably shared a dance floor.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
In those paintings, angels cluster around the living and the dead who sit peaceably on thrones, making signs with their hands.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
