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| plac·id
(plās'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin placidus, from placēre, to please; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.] pla·cid'i·ty (plə-sĭd'ĭ-tē), plac'id·ness (plās'ĭd-nĭs) n., plac'id·ly adv. |
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| placidly | |
adverb | |
| 1. | in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes" |
| 2. | in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly" |
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Placidly
Plac"id*ly\, adv. In a placid manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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