PROPITIATIVE

propitiative, propitiatory

(adjective) intended to reconcile or appease; “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

propitiative (comparative more propitiative, superlative most propitiative)

Serving to, or intended to, propitiate; propitiatory, reconciliatory

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

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