Placative (Adjective)
Meaning
Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The prime minister offered several placative assurances to the union representatives in an attempt to prevent the strike.
- Her placative remarks were seen as a desperate attempt to regain the trust of her constituents.
- During the negotiations, the company made several placative offers to the opposition party in order to obtain their support.
- Politicians often make placative promises to sway voters during election campaigns, only to renege on them later.
- In an effort to calm the situation, the diplomat extended a placative invitation to the warring nations to meet for peace talks.