ˈpēsəbəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English pesible, pesable, paisible, from Middle French pesible, paisible, from pes, pais peace + -ible — more at peace
1.
a. : disposed to peace : having an amicable disposition disinclined to strife : not contentious or quarrelsome
the quiet, humble, modest and peaceable person — William Cowper
his tongue was not always peaceable — W.R.Inge
b. : lacking noisiness or restlessness : quietly behaved : calm
was pleased to see how peaceable the horse had become
2. : marked by freedom from war, strife, hostilities, or disorder
in the most peaceable and orderly manner, without the smallest sign of tumult or sedition in the city — J.G.Frazer
the company … in peaceable times makes chiefly freight cars — E.D.Kennedy
Synonyms: see pacific