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pacifically

[puh-sif-ik-lee]

adverb

peaceably, mildly, calmly, or quietly.

Origin:
1785–95; obsolete pacifical pacific (see pacific -al¹) + -ly,

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pacific (pəˈsɪfɪk)

—*adj*
1.	tending or conducive to peace; conciliatory
2.	not aggressive; opposed to the use of force
3.	free from conflict; peaceful

[C16: from Old French pacifique, from Latin pācificus, from pāx peace + facere to make]

pa'cifically

—*adv*

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