Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placatingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pla-cat-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that serves to placate.

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree English placating Middle English -ly English -ly English placatingly From placating + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more placatingly (comparative) most placatingly (superlative)

Questions

What does placatingly mean?: In a manner that serves to placate.
Where does placatingly come from?: Etymology tree English placating Middle English -ly English -ly English placatingly From placating + -ly.

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