appease
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
appeasingly
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a word derived from
appease.
Example Sentences
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She defied the idea that she should be appeasingly apologetic even while doing nothing.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018
An embarrassed smile appeared on his lips, he seized the hand of the lady who sat nearest to him, played with it appeasingly, and drew it to his lips.
From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Ossip Schubin
"But, dear Hermann," said Kuhl, appeasingly, "the Promised Land they will never obtain, so that surely they must desire something else for themselves."
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
"Pardon this seeming intrusion, Mrs. De Peyster," the foremost young man said rapidly, smoothly, appeasingly.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott
There seemed something appeasingly ordered and implacable in the mere revolutions of the engines.
From Never-Fail Blake by Arthur Stringer
