placatively

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adverb

In a manner that placates or pacifies.

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calmingly
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Meanings

adverbplacatively (comparative more placatively, superlative most placatively)

comparative more placatively · superlative most placatively

  1. In a manner that placates or pacifies.

    "All right," she said, placatively. "I didn't mean to bother you, dear."

    1916, Booth Tarkington, chapter 29, in Seventeen

    Synonyms: calmingly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a manner that placates or pacifies.

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calmingly

Origin

From placative + -ly.

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APA

placatively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placatively

MLA

“placatively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placatively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placatively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placatively.

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