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PLACATORY
placating, appeasing(a), placative, placatory
(adjective) intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; āthe appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munichā; āplacating (or placative) gesturesā; āan astonishingly placatory speechā
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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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
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