quiescent
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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: not active: applied to the pupae in forms with complete metamorphosis.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Quiescent letters, both vowels and consonants, are not unfrequent in Gaelic.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
When removed from this world of care, their highest hope is to become a part of the great Quiescent.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various
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