peaceably

Adverb

Meaning

in a peaceable manner

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Examples

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell

So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it. Laurence Sterne

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart. Chinua Achebe

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably. William Shakespeare

I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling. Geronimo

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