单词 | unpeaceably |
释义 | unpeaceablyadv. Now somewhat rare. In an unpeaceable manner; restlessly, hostilely, violently. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [adverb] unpeaceablya1400 a1400 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Yale) (1850) 2 Thess. iii. 11 Vnpesibly [c1384 Douce 369(2) We han herd summe among ȝou for to wandre inquyet, or reste, or in pesibli; a1400 Trin. Dublin 75 vnpesiblely; L. inquiete]. 1606 J. Rawlinson Foure Summons of Shulamite 79 They liue so vnpeaceably in the Church of Christ, as if Christ had died intestate, & left no legacy of peace to his Church. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism ii. vi. 121 The most able may not unpeaceably or intemperately contradict it. 1717 D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. iii. 141 It was alledged by the Persons that were thus taken up,..that they had not acted unpeaceably or undutifully to his Majesty in any Thing. 1803 Sc. Beacon 4 Aug. 4 There will be no room for submitting either peaceably or unpeaceably. 1899 Free Russia 1 June 52/1 Is the Tzar..acting magnanimously..on the one hand, and tyrannously and unpeaceably on the other? 1970 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 24 May 4/3 How are they [sc. violent protesters] going about getting peace? Unpeaceably. 2000 P. Fitzgerald Means of Escape 102 She stared at him boldly and unpeaceably. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1400 |
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