The Only Use
quiescent
in
Wuthering Heights
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- If Edgar Linton meets me, I shall not hesitate to knock him down, and give him enough to insure his quiescence while I stay.†
p. 111.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(quiescent) being quiet or still or inactive for the time being
or in medicine: causing no symptoms - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)