peacefully

1. 1.

   in a peaceful manner

   “the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully”

Questions about peacefully

What does peacefully mean?

peacefully means "in a peaceful manner".

How many syllables are in peacefully?

peacefully has 3 syllables: peace-ful-ly. The stress falls on "peace". In IPA it is /ˈpisfəli/.

Is peacefully a common word?

peacefully is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.