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peacefully

pea·ce·fully

UK/ˈpiːsfəli/ US/ˈpisfʌli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in a peaceful manner

  • “the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully”

Origin

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

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