placatory

[ pley-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, plak-uh- ]

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adjective

serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.

Origin of placatory

From the Late Latin word plācātōrius, dating back to 1630–40. See placate¹, -tory¹

Other words from placatory

un·pla·ca·to·ry, adjective

Words Nearby placatory

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How to use placatory in a sentence

"She's so excited over Kate's coming home," said Mrs. Barrington with a placatory smile.
The Precipice | Elia Wilkinson Peattie
She looked down at me with such a placatory and genuinely feminine smile I decided I'd been foolish to be offended.
Greener Than You Think | Ward Moore
Wherefore, instead of quarrelling with the deputation, he rose with placatory phrases in his mouth.
A Romance in Transit | Francis Lynde
Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | Various
Eve looked round with a delightful placatory smile which conjured an answering smile into the face of her husband.
Mr. Prohack | E. Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for placatory

placatory

less commonly placative (pləˈkeɪtɪv, ˈplækətɪv)

/ (pləˈkeɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

placating or intended to placate

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