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• 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

• unmollified
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of mollified

mollify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mollified

“Nvidia will likely exceed earnings expectations but the question is whether investors will be mollified or not,” she added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Investors took fright that the deficit will spiral out of control and were mollified somewhat Friday morning when Britain’s Treasury leaked that rosier economic forecasts might leave her with a smaller budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

He ideally would like to bring Western nations along, yet they believe his hunger for peace outweighs his wish to ensure European leaders are mollified.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

Neither move mollified Carter, who gave Bass until May to fix the broken system, vowing to become “your worst nightmare” should she fail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

Theodora’s friend, mollified and contrite, was delighted to see Theodora back so soon; Luke took himself off to Paris, where his aunt fervently hoped he would stay for a while.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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