Peaceable

  • 31peaceable — adj 1. pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peace loving, dovish, irenic; nonargumentative, nonquarrel some, nonquarreling, uncontentious, unbelligerent, nonbelligerent, unpugnacious, nonviolent, noncom bative, unbellicose, unwarlike, nonwarring,… …

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  • 32peaceable — peace·able …

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  • 33peaceable — peace•a•ble [[t]ˈpi sə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension 2) peaceful; tranquil • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF peace′a•ble•ness, n. peace′a•bly, adv …

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  • 34peaceable — adj. 1 disposed to peace; unwarlike. 2 free from disturbance; peaceful. Derivatives: peaceableness n. peaceably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF peisible, plaisible f. LL placibilis pleasing f. L placere please …

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  • 35peaceable entry — An entry upon real estate without the use of force to obtain entry …

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  • 36peaceable possession — An uncontested and unresisted possession. Such possession of land as is continuous and not interrupted by adverse suit to recover the estate. Stanley v Schwalbe, 147 US 508, 37 L Ed 259, 13 S Ct 418 …

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  • 37A Peaceable Kingdom — Infobox Television show name = A Peaceable Kingdom caption = genre = Drama starring = Lindsay Wagner composer = David McHugh Jack Smalley country = USA language = English num seasons = 1 num episodes = 12 (5 unaired) asst producer = Jessie Ward… …

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  • 38Peaceableness — 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Peaceful;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Peaceably — 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Peaceful;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40peaceful — peaceable, peaceful In general, peaceable means ‘disposed to peace, not quarrelsome’ and refers primarily to people or activities: • The visitor from beyond the planets would obtain the impression that the Earth is a very peaceable place New… …

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