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placatory

[ pley-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, plak-uh- ]

adjective

  1. serving, tending, or intended to placate:

    a placatory reply.



placatory

/ ˈplækətɪv; pləˈkeɪtɪv; pləˈkeɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. placating or intended to placate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • un·placa·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of placatory1

From the Late Latin word plācātōrius, dating back to 1630–40. See placate 1, -tory 1
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Example Sentences

"She's so excited over Kate's coming home," said Mrs. Barrington with a placatory smile.

She looked down at me with such a placatory and genuinely feminine smile I decided I'd been foolish to be offended.

Wherefore, instead of quarrelling with the deputation, he rose with placatory phrases in his mouth.

Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial.

Eve looked round with a delightful placatory smile which conjured an answering smile into the face of her husband.

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