Peacefully

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
     1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
        tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
        as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
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     2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
        pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
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     Syn: See {Peaceable}.
          [1913 Webster] --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --
          {Peace"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peacefully
       adv : in a peaceful manner; "the hen settled herself on the nest
             most peacefully"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "peacefully":
     calmly, comfortably, commodiously, conveniently, cozily, easily,
     luxuriously, placidly, quiescently, quietly, reposefully,
     restfully, roomily, smoothly, snugly, still, stilly, tranquilly,
     unperturbedly, voluptuously, with ease