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Peaceable

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).

    "But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable."

  2. 2
    Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil.

    "Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head …."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war wordnet
  2. 2
    disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature wordnet
  3. 3
    inclined or disposed to peace wordnet

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pesible, peisible, Middle French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible; later remodelled after peace + -able.

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