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soothing | pacifically |

As an adjective soothing

is tending to soothe.

As a verb soothing

is .

As a noun soothing

is the act by which somebody is soothed.

As an adverb pacifically is

in a calm or quiet manner.

soothing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to soothe.
  • soothing music
  • Giving relief.
  • a soothing ointment
  • Freeing from fear or anxiety.
  • soothing words

    Derived terms

    * soothingly

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is soothed.
  • * 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
  • There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

    Anagrams

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    pacifically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a calm or quiet manner.
  • In a soothing manner.
  • * 1828 , British and Foreign State Papers (page 962)
  • To arrange and compose pacifically , the differences which may arise between the Federal States; and, should the same not succeed, to point out to the Supreme Chief the measures which should be adopted to re-establish peace and harmony

    Synonyms

    * (in a calm manner): calmly, mildly, quietly * (in a soothing manner): soothingly