peaceably

Etymology

From Middle English pesibly; equivalent to peaceable + -ly.

adv

  1. In a peaceable manner.
    All the buck-passing shows a healthy reluctance to shut down free speech, which unlike the right to eat dinner, is explicitly cited in the Constitution, along with the right to peaceably assemble. July 11 2022, Joan Vennochi, “For a Supreme Court justice, it can’t be ‘privacy for me’ and no right of protest for thee”, in The Boston Globe

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