Placatingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner that serves to placate.

    "Her title is always on the lips of the crew […] yet she herself is unseen, locked away in her quarters. ‘Working,’ the stewards say, placatingly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a placating manner wordnet

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"Her title is always on the lips of the crew […] yet she herself is unseen, locked away in her quarters. ‘Working,’ the stewards say, placatingly."

Etymology

From placating + -ly.

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