PLACATORY

placating, appeasing(a), placative, placatory

(adjective) intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; “the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich”; “placating (or placative) gestures”; “an astonishingly placatory speech”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

placatory (comparative more placatory, superlative most placatory)

That placates; pacifying.

Synonyms

• placative

Anagrams

• play-actor, playactor

Source: Wiktionary



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14 December 2024

SINCERE

(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”


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