peaceable

[pee-suh-buhl]

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adjective

inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
peaceful; tranquil: in peaceable periods; a peaceable adjustment of a dispute.

Origin of peaceable

1300–50; Middle English pesible < Middle French paisible. See peace, -able

Related formspeace·a·ble·ness, nounpeace·a·bly, adverbun·peace·a·ble, adjectiveun·peace·a·bly, adverb

Can be confusedpeaceable peaceful (see synonym study at peaceful)

Synonyms for peaceable

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1. amicable, friendly, amiable.

Antonyms for peaceable

1. quarrelsome, hostile.

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Related Words for peaceably

calmly, peacefully, quietly, peaceably

Examples from the Web for peaceably

Contemporary Examples of peaceably

In his remarks, Ahmad doubted that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could ever be peaceably settled.
Pro-Palestinian Group Lectured On Skirting Terror Laws
Shane Harris
December 5, 2014
I try to be tolerant of Muslims' reverence for their prophet and support their right to peaceably assemble over it.
This Islamophobe Is An Arab-American Christian Like Me
Anna Lekas Miller
September 17, 2012

Historical Examples of peaceably

Let them go on without control: Let the devil enjoy them peaceably.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
The others, he learned afterward, were peaceably at a singing club of their own.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
“We will run them peaceably, just as long as we can,” smiled de Spain.
Nan of Music Mountain
Frank H. Spearman
But everything else was peaceably assigned to Richard and his associate.
The Pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper
"Well, if you can get in peaceably, so much the better," said the magistrate.
The Pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for peaceably

peaceable

adjective

inclined towards peace
tranquil; calm

Derived Formspeaceableness, nounpeaceably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for peaceably

peaceable

adj.

early 14c., from Old French paisible "peaceful" (12c.), from pais (see peace). Related: Peacably.