Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peacefully"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.

2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.

Syn: See {Peaceable}. --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --
{Peace"ful*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

peacefully
adv : in a peaceful manner; "the hen settled herself on the nest
most peacefully"


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