conciliatory

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

adjective

tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
Also con·cil·i·a·tive [kuh n-sil-ee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv, -sil-yuh-] /kənˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv, -ˈsɪl yə-/.

Origin of conciliatory

First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory1

OTHER WORDS FROM conciliatory

Example sentences from the Web for conciliative

  • At one moment he was livid with passion; the next he was kind, conciliative, and condescending.

    Life in a Railway Factory |Alfred Williams

British Dictionary definitions for conciliative

conciliatory

conciliative (kənˈsɪljətɪv)

/ (kənˈsɪljətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

intended to placate or reconcile

Derived forms of conciliatory

conciliatorily, adverb conciliatoriness, noun