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peacelessly

peacelessly adverb: in a peaceless manner.

Adverb

peacelessly (comparative more peacelessly, superlative most peacelessly)

  1. In a peaceless manner.
    • Slowly but ceaselessly / Holy or peacelessly / Go we on ever, / Fate weaving shrouds for us / Waiting with clouds for us, / On Death’s dark river.1845 September 20, Augustus Snodgrass [pseudonym], “From the New York Tribune. The Organ.”, in Boon’s Lick Times, volume 6, number 28, Fayette, Mo., page [4], column 1
    • The Rev. Jacob Bradley denies that he ever threatened to mob the Rev. T. J. Shores because of his Liberalism. He says he regards it the “spacious duty of the gospel to live peacelessly as they can among other minstrels—that it is entirely indifferous to him whether Shores votes for the Literals or...1872 October 24, J. M. Macon, R. D. Shropshire, editors, Eufaula Weekly Times, volume IV, number 26, Eufaula, Ala., front page, column 2

Examples of peacelessly in a sentence

  • Brooklet, gushing ceaselessly; / Mill-wheels, rushing peacelessly; / All ye merry wood-birds, ye / Gay and free, / Stop your joyful melody!1877 February 8, Wilhelm Mueller, “Mine”, in D. B. Ainger, editor, The Bryan Press, volume XXII, number 33, Bryan, Oh., front page, column...
  • He could not stand passively by in wooden indifference to Shiona, nor to her people, nor could he ignore his conscience which tugged peacelessly at him.1994, John Lister-Kaye, chapter 23, in One for Sorrow, Nairn: Balnain Books, →ISBN, page 202:
  • He is the opposite of these things; is ceaselessly, peacelessly contrary.1994, Nicola Barker, chapter 5, in Reversed Forecast, London: Fourth Estate, published 2011, →ISBN, page 23:

Forms of peacelessly

comparativemore peacelessly
superlativemost peacelessly

Origin of peacelessly

From peaceless + -ly.

Questions about peacelessly

What does peacelessly mean?
Peacelessly means in a peaceless manner.
How do you use peacelessly in a sentence?
Brooklet, gushing ceaselessly; / Mill-wheels, rushing peacelessly; / All ye merry wood-birds, ye / Gay and free, / Stop your joyful melody!
What part of speech is peacelessly?
Peacelessly is an adverb.

Words near peacelessly in the dictionary

  1. peacekeeper
  2. peacekeepers
  3. peacekeeping
  4. peacekeepings
  5. peaceless
  6. peacelessly
  7. peacelessness
  8. peacelike
  9. peacelover
  10. peacelovers
  11. peacemaker

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