reposefully

English

Etymology

reposeful +‎ -ly

Adverb

reposefully (comparative more reposefully, superlative most reposefully)

  1. In a reposeful manner; at rest.
    • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 291:
      It seemed like a track, and she went along it hopefully till a new danger threatened - a snake, coiled reposefully; she was very close before she saw it, for its colour scheme was a tribute to its environment.
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