placative

/pləˈkeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

American usage

"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 [...]."

From placate + -ive. False cognate with German plakativ.

more placative (comparative) most placative (superlative)

placatively

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How do you pronounce placative?

The recorded pronunciation is /pləˈkeɪtɪv/.

What does placative mean?

That placates; pacifying.

Where does placative come from?

From placate + -ive. False cognate with German plakativ.

How to pronounce placative

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