Placative

//pləˈkeɪtɪv//

"Placative" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Penrod's answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative.

Temple entered the dining-room from the kitchen, her face fixed in a cringing, placative expression [...].

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