1 not involving or causing argument or violence
SYNPEACEFUL:
A peaceable settlement has been reached. * A peaceable crowd gathered outside the White House.
2 not liking to argue; wishing to live in peace with others
SYNPEACEFUL, CALM:
a peaceable nature / character * I like to think of myself as a peaceable man. * They sat in peaceable silence. (= they were not arguing).
peaceably adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, peaceable is tagged as adjective.
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