[pa.cif.ic] adj [ME pacifique, fr. L pacificus, fr. pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic--more at pact] (ca. 1548) 1 a: tending to lessen conflict: conciliatory b: rejecting the use of force as an instrument of policy
2. a: having a soothing appearance or effect "mild ~ breezes" b: mild of temper: peaceable 3 cap: of, relating to, bordering on, or situated near the Pacific Ocean -- pa.cif.i.cal.ly adv