pa|cif´i|cal|ly

pa|cif|ic «puh SIHF ihk», adjective.

1. tending to make peace; making peace: »

The traders made pacific advances toward the Indians. The policy of the Prince was pacific and temporizing (John L. Motley).

SYNONYM(S): peaceable, conciliatory.

2. loving peace; not warlike: »

a pacific nature. The Quakers are a pacific people.

3. peaceful; calm; quiet: »

pacific weather. Mr. Britling…marked the steady conversion of the old pacific countryside into an armed camp (H. G. Wells).

SYNONYM(S): placid, tranquil.

╂[< Middle French pacifique, learned borrowing from Latin pācificus < pāx, pācis peace + facere make]

–pa|cif´i|cal|ly, adverb.

Pa|cif|ic «puh SIHF ihk», adjective.

1. of the Pacific Ocean: »

Pacific fish.

2. on, in, over, or near the Pacific Ocean: »

a Pacific storm, Pacific air routes.

3. of or on the Pacific coast of the United States: »

California is one of the Pacific states.