peaceable

[ pee-suh-buhl ]

/ ˈpi sə bəl /

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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

SYNONYMS FOR peaceable

1 amicable, friendly, amiable.

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ANTONYMS FOR peaceable

1 quarrelsome, hostile.

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OTHER WORDS FROM peaceable

peace·a·ble·ness, noun peace·a·bly, adverb un·peace·a·ble, adjective un·peace·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peaceable

peaceable peaceful (see synonym study at peaceful)

Words nearby peaceable

peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, peace river, peace sign, peaceable, peaceful, peaceful coexistence, peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker

Example sentences from the Web for peaceably

In his remarks, Ahmad doubted that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could ever be peaceably settled.

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I try to be tolerant of Muslims' reverence for their prophet and support their right to peaceably assemble over it.

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My business is to remove you, peaceably if I can, forcibly if I must!

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All Germans are entitled to meet together, peaceably and unarmed, without previous notice or special permission.

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“Yes,” I said, thoughtfully, as I glanced at where the Indians were peaceably catching and drying the fish they speared.

To The West |George Manville Fenn
One day we shall be able to discuss it peaceably, but at present this brain is like some limp jellyfish floating in the sea.

Letters to Helen |Keith Henderson
Why, instead of peaceably following the game and providing for your families, do you send out war parties to destroy each other?

The Conquest |Eva Emery Dye

British Dictionary definitions for peaceably

peaceable

/ (ˈpiːsəbəl) /

adjective

inclined towards peace

tranquil; calm

Derived forms of peaceable

peaceableness, noun peaceably, adverb

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peaceable

adjective

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