Placatory

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Conciliatory; intended to placate or appease or propitiate; betokening pacific intentions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That placates; pacifying.
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  • adjective. intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
  • Word Usage
    ""The placatory measures could well have some effect on the population—they're not trivial and will be received quite well," said a Western diplomat familiar with the area."
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