placative

ADJECTIVE
  1. 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
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How To Use placative In A Sentence

  • And with a little flurry of placative laughter, she added: "At your age, of course! The Magnificent Ambersons; illustrated by Arthur William Brown
  • When not off his guard, he always looked at it placatively. Penrod and Sam
  • ” And with a little flurry of placative laughter, she added: “At your age, of course! Chapter 23
  • Penrod's answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative. Penrod
  • “I thought we took it,” she said weakly and placatively, “just so that we could go places on Saturday and Sunday.” An American Tragedy
  • placating (or placative) gestures
  • We should certainly know what is being taught in all our schools, and to expect a private inspection cadre, which will inevitably soon fall under the control of Deobandis who will put up the shutters to Ofsted while feeding it placative lies, is a crass and reckless step that we shall all come to rue. libertyni On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
  • Finally Silas went home defeated, with a last word, half condemnatory, half placative. The Copy-Cat, & Other Stories
  • The little man's voice was placative; his manner gravely ingratiating. Square Deal Sanderson
  • Walter, let's dance just once more," Alice said, touching his arm placatively. Alice Adams
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