What is "placatory"

Usage examples of "placatory".

He thrust it aside and smiled at her in what he imagined was a placatory way, but which to her seemed merely supercilious.

She and Margaret had spent their days trying to drum up more funding, having further conversations with Jessop which varied from placatory to confrontational and back again depending upon tempers, and pledges of help.

His loud outburst had had enough effect on the priests that one of them was now beginning a speech placatory if not apologetic.

His voice was coaxing, placatory, as he smiled down at her and kissed her lightly.

But a deeper regret was for Kate, darling, placatory Kate who still had those aeons to live through with Peter, who had programmed the security light.

That miserable being whined and cringed, extended the fruit towards the bully in a placatory gesture.

Cal stepped in and headed him off, arms outstretched in what he hoped was a placatory gesture.

Chaumel pulled him back and, keeping a hand firmly on his shoulder, offered a placatory word to Potria.

Chakthi attempted a placatory smile: it seemed to Racharran like the grin of a wolverine.

She smiled and raised her hands palms outwards in a placatory gesture.

Pascal, who had encountered heavy drinkers many times, and was used to such sudden swerves, made a placatory gesture.

She muttered her placatory charm, and tottered back into her cavern, where, amidst her herbs and incantations, she prepared to execute the orders of the Egyptian.

On some such errand he could now assert that he had been sent, with offerings to the shrines of Isis at Herculaneum and Neapolis, placatory of the goddess for the recent murder of her priest Apaecides.

Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial.

Edward, ruefully grinning, tried to inject placatory facetiae, Philip and Stephen sat white and ashamed, each on the arm of a chair in the little sitting-room.