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peacefully

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈpiːsfəli/
Freq #8176

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a calm and quiet way, without trouble or violence.

    The baby slept peacefully through the night.

Etymology

From Middle English peesfully, peasfullie, paisfulike, paisfullic, equivalent to peaceful + -ly.

peesfully Middle English
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