Antonyms for peaceable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pee-suh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi sə bəl |
Definition of peaceable
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French paisible "peaceful" (12c.), from pais (see peace). Related: Peacably.
- adj friendly, serene
- Peaceable Ambrose would have remonstrated, but Stephen was implacable.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I am peaceable, and don't get up rows with people that ain't doing nothing to me.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- "Been gone two minutes," he remarked, with a peaceable yawn.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- We can live in friendship with only peaceable honourable people.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- It is not their want of courage that renders them so peaceable, for their valour is well known.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- The district in Mr. Balfour's time was pleasant and peaceable.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- Your own people, the people of Germany, are a peaceable, home-loving people.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- He was as quiet-spoken as the Colonel, and as precise, and as peaceable.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- When once he's down that way, he lies as peaceable as a lamb.'
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- They are peaceable, kindly folk and would have seen me shot with extreme satisfaction.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for peaceable
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