conciliatory

[ kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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adjective
  1. tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

Origin of conciliatory

1
First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory1
  • Also con·cil·i·a·tive [kuhn-sil-ee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv, -sil-yuh-]. /kənˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv, -ˈsɪl yə-/.

Other words from conciliatory

  • con·cil·i·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
  • con·cil·i·a·to·ri·ness, noun
  • non·con·cil·i·a·to·ry, adjective
  • un·con·cil·i·a·tive, adjective
  • un·con·cil·i·a·to·ry, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for conciliatory

conciliatory

conciliative (kənˈsɪljətɪv)

/ (kənˈsɪljətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. intended to placate or reconcile

Derived forms of conciliatory

  • conciliatorily, adverb
  • conciliatoriness, noun

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