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See Also:

• past tense form of mollify.
• past participle of mollify.

mollified

American  

[mol-uh-fahyd] / ˈmɒl əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. having been pacified or appeased, or showing appeasement.

   The mollified plaintiffs agreed to withdraw their claim.

   "That's better," Keisha said in a mollified tone.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mollify.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unmollified
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of mollified

mollify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mollified, Boris agrees to play the first game.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mollified, Sadat warmed to praise from Anderson, who called him "the George Washington of the Middle East."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mollified by Byrd's explanation, most of the participants at the meeting left the White House smiling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mollified, the invaders marched peaceably aboard the cutter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mollified by the courteous tone, Meryra shrugged his big shoulders.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Related Words

• blended
• tempered
• thawed