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peaceable
peaceable /ˈpiːsəbəl/ adjective literary
 Word Family: noun: peace, peacefulness, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist; adjective: peaceful, peaceable, pacifist; adverb: peacefully, peaceably; verb: pacify
1. someone who is peaceable does not like fighting or arguing ⇨ pacifist
   OPP  violent, aggressive:
    He’s always been a very peaceable man.
2. a peaceable situation or way of doing something is calm, without any violence or fighting:
    We are now hoping for a peaceable end to this dispute.
—peaceably adverb:
    The two communities live together quite peaceably.