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placatory

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

/ ˈpleɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈplæk ə- /

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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

placage, placard, placas, placate, placative, placatory, place, place card, place in the sun, place kick, place mat

Example sentences from the Web for placatory

"That's all right, old chap, you just rest up a bit," said the placatory youth.

Never-Fail Blake |Arthur Stringer
Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
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
"She's so excited over Kate's coming home," said Mrs. Barrington with a placatory smile.

The Precipice |Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Wherefore, instead of quarrelling with the deputation, he rose with placatory phrases in his mouth.

A Romance in Transit |Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for placatory

placatory

less commonly placative (pləˈkeɪtɪv, ˈplækətɪv)

/ (pləˈkeɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

placating or intended to placate