Placatory (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 government announced several placatory measures to address the growing dissatisfaction among students protesting against the tuition fee hike.
- His placatory smile did little to ease the tension that had built up between them over the past few weeks.
- The company made a placatory offer to the union, agreeing to some of their demands in order to avoid a strike.
- The politician's astonishingly placatory speech surprised many, as she seemed to have switched sides on a key policy issue.
- In a placatory move, the management decided to give all employees a generous bonus in an effort to boost morale and productivity.