irenic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- irenically adverb
- nonirenic adjective
- nonirenical adjective
- unirenic adjective
Etymology
Origin of irenic
First recorded in 1860–65; from Greek eirēnikós, equivalent to ( eirḗn(ē) ) “peace” + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Respond with irenic understanding, and you’re treating her as a patient or a puppet, someone acted upon and controlled by larger forces.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
The light filtering through the front door toward which Melrose walks is redemptive, the opening bars of Blur’s “Tender,” which accompany him, suitably irenic.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 22, 2018
He was, if you’ll pardon the expression, positively irenic.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2011
The tradition of the congresses used to be a militant witness against Protestantism, but the mood of last week's meeting was newly irenic.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did, however, in the interest of his irenic and unionistic policy and dogmatic vacillations, render ambiguous and weaken the clear sense of the Augustana.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
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