Definition of propitiatory
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:intended to propitiate :expiatory
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:of or relating to propitiation
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Examples of propitiatory in a Sentence
sent his girlfriend flowers as a propitiatory gesture for a date gone sour
First Known Use of propitiatory
1536
propitiatory Synonyms
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appeasing, conciliating, conciliatory, disarming, mollifying, pacifying, peacemaking, placating, placatory, pacificAntonyms
antagonizingRelated Words
endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome; peaceable, peaceful; nonbelligerent, unaggressive, unassertive; calming, comforting, lulling, quieting, relaxing, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing); obliging, satisfying; affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, genial, gentle, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, kindly; passive, submissive, surrendering, yieldingNear Antonyms
abrasive, aggravating, annoying, chafing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, inflammatory, irksome, irritating, maddening, nagging, nettlesome, nettling, offensive, provocative, provoking, rankling, riling, vexing; engaging, incensing, infuriating, maddening; antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, unfriendly, unsympathetic; aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, confrontational, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; martial, militant, militaristic, military, warlikeLearn More about propitiatory
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