pacifically
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of pacifically
1785–95; obsolete pacifical pacific ( see pacific -al 1) + -ly,
Example Sentences
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“Mentally, physically, spiritually, metaphysically, biologically, specifically, pacifically, Michael Ealy, Robert E. Lee, none of the Lees.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
“I just thought it might relax you as you drive,” Mr. Stanton’s hitchhiker pacifically responds.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
Inside, a photograph of Pope John Paul II leans against a wall and a statue of baby Jesus in a gold robe gazes pacifically from a glass case.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
While we will gratefully accept the aid given to us by our friends, we will not do it at the cost of mortgaging our pacifically won freedom.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It is a good thing to buy land,” she said pacifically.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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