The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.] Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome. -- Peace"a*ble*ness, n. -- Peace"a*bly, adv.
Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed; serene; still.
Usage: Peaceable, Peaceful. Peaceable describes the state of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect to internal disturbance. The former denotes ``in the spirit of peace;'' latter; ``in the possession or enjoyment of peace.'' A peaceable adjustment of difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.
Wiktionary
adv. In a peaceable manner.
WordNet
adv. in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" [syn: pacifically]
Usage examples of "peaceably".
It was not by accident or coincidence that the rights to freedom in speech and press were coupled in a single guaranty with the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for redress of grievances.
The twilight of man trying to live peaceably with carcinogens, roentgens, and Reddy Kilowatt stomping on his very ass.
With regard to the viscacha it is very interesting to note that these highly-sociable little animals not only live peaceably together in each village, but that whole villages visit each other at nights.
The last ray of hope for preserving the Union peaceably expired at the assault upon Fort Sumter, and a general review of what has occurred since may not be unprofitable.
I went off quite peaceably with Grimpus and the sister, and presently we came to a house like a small hydropathic, hideously ugly but beautifully placed, with a view south to the Aller valley.
Ireland peaceably to propose, prepare, and present petitions for redressing grievances to his majesty, and to both houses of parliament.
The princes who peaceably inherit the sceptre of their fathers, claim and enjoy a legal right, the more secure as it is absolutely distinct from the merits of their personal characters.
At that moment night fell suddenly, and the reeds, scarcely raised by the breeze, lay peaceably under the sides of the Nautilus.
Order on the frontiers was nothing if I could not persuade a Jewish peddler and a Greek grocer to live peaceably side by side.
Surfeit with War, he reigneth peaceably, And soothes his solitude from vat and still.
Well, a couple of days later I see by the papers where three Brooklyn citizens are scragged as they are walking peaceably along Clinton Street, the scragging being done by some parties in an automobile who seem to have a machine gun, and the papers state that the citizens are friends of Frankie Ferocious, and that it is rumored the parties with the machine gun are from Harlem.
A year ago the place had been a quiet one-man camp from which Jack Holloway prospected for sunstones and lived a peaceably solitary life.
Many a one, mortal and immortal, will be angered by them, however peaceably he may be feasting now.
And also he was so free and so gentle, and they so false and deceivable, that they ruled him peaceably.
The room and the ante-chamber adjoining the room where we were deliberating were filled with Representatives, who were peaceably conversing.