douce

adjective

ˈdüs 

chiefly Scotland

: sober, sedate

the douce faces of the mourners

—L. J. A. Bell

doucely adverb chiefly Scotland

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, sweet, pleasant, from Anglo-French, from feminine of duz, douz, from Latin dulcis sweet — more at dulcet

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above