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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
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Placidly
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- They were engaged thus placidly when both heard an unfamiliar sound in the private hallway.
- They usually start calmly, placidly but with a strong inner rhythm, and rise in tension and volume.
- From the front, it appears the fish are swimming placidly around, unaware of imminent danger.
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Word Origin & History
placid
1626, from Fr. placide, from L. placidus "pleasing, gentle," from placere "to please" (see please).
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