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Placatory Definition & Meaning

placatory
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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What does placatory mean?
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"
What part of speech is placatory?
Placatory is an adjective.

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