■ adjective
1》 inclined to avoid war.
2》 free from conflict; peaceful.
Derivatives
~ness noun
peaceably adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. peisible , alt. of plaisible , from late L. placibilis 'pleasing', from L. placere 'to please'.
■ adjective
1》 inclined to avoid war.
2》 free from conflict; peaceful.
Derivatives
~ness noun
peaceably adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. peisible , alt. of plaisible , from late L. placibilis 'pleasing', from L. placere 'to please'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004