quiescent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.

"Mohammedanism, as a quiescent non-proselytizing religion, could only become corrupt and rotten. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones
Preparatory work was done, and, excepting the "black gang," men were quiescent, but feverish. — "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea, Morgan Robertson
On these lonely hills and dales her quiescent glide was of a piece with the element she moved in. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy

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