mollified

[ mol-uh-fahyd ]

/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪd /

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adjective

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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of mollify.

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Origin of mollified

mollify + -ed²

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un·mol·li·fied, adjective

How to use mollified in a sentence

"I thought soldiers never indulged in such feelings," continued the unmollified Aunt Maria.
Overland|John William De Forest
"I wish to God I hadn't," muttered the sailor, entirely unmollified.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady
"And I'm wantin' my profit from what we could sell," Pence added, unmollified.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
Trigger, unmollified, pointed out that the p. 58 methods he'd used not to worry her hardly had been soothing.
Legacy|James H Schmitz

"Well, don't you go a-carryin' on that way," said Sam, still unmollified and eyeing her threateningly.
North, South and Over the Sea|M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell)

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