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pla·ca·to·ry

placatory

 
pronunciation:
pleI k tor i [or] plae k to ri
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part of speech: adjective
definition: tending to or attempting to appease or calm.
Buying flowers for one's wife or girlfriend seems to be a common placatory gesture.
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