"peacefully" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpiːsfəli/ Audio: en-us-peacefully.ogg Forms: more peacefully [comparative], most peacefully [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English peesfully, peasfullie, paisfulike, paisfullic, equivalent to peaceful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|peesfully}} Middle English peesfully, {{af|en|peaceful|-ly|id2=adverbial}} peaceful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} peacefully (comparative more peacefully, superlative most peacefully)
  1. In a peaceful manner. Categories (topical): Peace Translations (in a peaceful manner): pacíficament (Catalan), mírumilovně (Czech), rauhallisesti (Finnish), friedlich (German), pacificamente (Italian), spokojnie (Polish), pacificamente (Portuguese), ми́рно (mírno) (Russian), pacíficamente (Spanish)
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      "sense": "in a peaceful manner",
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