placative

English

Etymology

placate +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pləˈkeɪtɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective

placative (comparative more placative, superlative most placative)

1. (chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
   • 1914, Booth Tarkington, chapter 21, in Penrod:

     Penrod's answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative.

   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 64:

     Temple entered the dining-room from the kitchen, her face fixed in a cringing, placative expression [...].

Synonyms

• placatory

Derived terms

• placatively

Translations

That placates; pacifying

• Bulgarian: омиротворяващ (bg) (omirotvorjavašt)
• German: versöhnlich (de)
• Russian: умиротворяющий (ru) (umirotvorjajuščij), успока́ивающий (ru) (uspokáivajuščij)