placative
adjUK /pləˈkeɪtɪv/
Etymology From placate + -ive. False cognate with German plakativ.
1
US That placates; pacifying.
- Penrod's answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative.1914, Booth Tarkington, chapter 21, in Penrod:
- Temple entered the dining-room from the kitchen, her face fixed in a cringing, placative expression [...].1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 64:
- Synonyms
- placatory
- Derived terms
- placatively