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quiescent

[kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy-] / kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- /


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Quiescent periods of the past have always proved deceptive; the gaiety of the '20s, the silence of the '50s, were both preludes to disaster.

From Time Magazine Archive

Quiescent as he now sat, there was something about his nostril, his mouth, his brow, which, to my perceptions, indicated elements within either restless, or hard, or eager.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Quiescent, inexpressive, she leaned back in a great arm-chair, her beautiful eyes fixed reflectively on the fire.

From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles

Quiescent; as, f�idh a prophet, cridhe a heart, radh saying, bualadh striking.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Quiescent trade affords no new securities in which the new saving can be invested, and therefore there comes soon to be an excess of loanable capital.

From Lombard Street : a description of the money market by Bagehot, Walter




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