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peacefully

/ˈpiːsfəli/ adverb B2
  1. In a peaceful manner.
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The prisoner whom you there see pale, agitated, and alarmed, instead of—as is the case when a curtain falls on a tragedy—going home to sup peacefully with his family, and then retiring to rest, that he may recommence his mimic woes on the morrow,—is removed from your sight merely to be reconducted to his prison and delivered up to the executioner.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 48 · C1
Learning to coexist peacefully with these intelligent scavengers may well become a standard aspect of modern urban living.
Urban Foxes: Thriving in the Concrete Jungle, p. 1 · C1
Having finally paid off their monumental debt in full, Mathilde encountered Madame Forestier walking peacefully in the park one afternoon.
The Illusory Diamonds, p. 1 · C1

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