reconciliatory

[ rek-uhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˌrɛk ənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

tending to reconcile.

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Origin of reconciliatory

1580–90; <Latin reconciliāt(us) (see reconcile, -ate¹) + -ory¹

Words nearby reconciliatory

reconcentration, reconcilable, reconcile, reconciliate, reconciliation, reconciliatory, recondite, recondition, reconfigure, reconfirm, reconnaissance

How to use reconciliatory in a sentence

So saying, she popped her head through the curtains, and bestowed upon me the reconciliatory accolade.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell
Great Britain, indeed, had extended a reconciliatory hand but it was too late.
The Niagara River|Archer Butler Hulbert