conciliatory

American  

[kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

Also conciliative

adjective

1. tending to conciliate.

   a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

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conciliatory British  

/ -trɪ, kənˈsɪljətərɪ, kənˈsɪljətɪv /

adjective

1. intended to placate or reconcile

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Other Word Forms

• conciliatorily adverb
• conciliatoriness noun
• nonconciliatory adjective
• unconciliative adjective
• unconciliatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of conciliatory

First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

Afterwards, third seed Zverev reiterated he "did not like" the decision before adopting a more conciliatory tone.

From BBC

“The message is that Ottawa should not expect a conciliatory process.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Pentagon stuck a conciliatory tone toward Beijing in its new defense strategy, stating that its overarching goal is to establish “strategic stability” in the Indo-Pacific region and de–escalate tensions with the Chinese military.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Markets may require learning more about that and perhaps a few days of additional conciliatory remarks to finally turn their focus away from Greenland.”

From Barron's

“Markets may require learning more about that and perhaps a few days of additional conciliatory remarks to finally turn their focus away from Greenland.”

From Barron's