Adjective : a placatory reply. From Dictionary.com.
Her voice was gentle, placatory, and never-ending. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiger in the Smoke]
Mma Makutsi held up a hand in a placatory gesture. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Shoes And Happiness]
Lawford held up his one hand in a placatory gesture. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Regiment]
"Please, Princess," Rhoslyn said in a placatory voice. From Wordnik.com. [Ill Met By Moonlight]
It is a form of placatory, female-submission behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
There was a cautious, almost placatory note to his voice. From Wordnik.com. [When Eight Bells Toll]
` Whoah there, 'Rebus said, trying for a placatory smile. From Wordnik.com. [Fleshmarket Close]
Mackie made a placatory remark and Perkin snapped at her too. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
White Crow threw his arms wide in a placatory sign of respect. From Wordnik.com. [The Skrayling Tree]
One placatory gesture, she told herself, and then she would go. From Wordnik.com. [The Tycoon's Mistress]
How successful, too, had been her placatory efforts with her master!. From Wordnik.com. [Cinnamon Roll] Reference
Jasmine, Charles Moore's piece in The Telegraph was weak and placatory. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Well - no, 'said Hermione, stretching out a placatory hand towards him. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
If he expected any placatory soft soaping from me, he could think again. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Finish]
Some form of placatory dance is usually taught to the girl in slave training. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
“This isnae anything to do with you, Tom,” Chic said, his voice placatory. From Wordnik.com. [Conferences are Murder]
An officer of the garrison shouted something placatory, offering his men's parole. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire In His Hands]
His voice was coaxing, placatory, as he smiled down at her and kissed her lightly. From Wordnik.com. [Sleeping Partners]
His hand upon his runesword's pommel, he presented the other in a placatory gesture. From Wordnik.com. [The Sailor On The Seas of Fate]
The form of placatory dance taught to a girl usually depends on the girl in question. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
He spoke in a reasonable tone, his deep voice placatory, and Dubreton looked at Sharpe. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Enemy]
But even as he spokeDominic sensed that his placatory remarks might have come too late. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress On Demand]
He made a placatory gesture with his hand, almost, but not quite, patting me on the back. From Wordnik.com. [Kalooki Nights] Reference
It always feels like living next to the beach here minus the placatory sound of the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [natinski Diary Entry] Reference
In other words, was it a sham placatory measure, subservient to inevitable military action?. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking guns and missing memos] Reference
Suddenly we see this placatory measure, designed to take the heat off but it's a classic Hudna. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He continued in this placatory way until one of the farmers asked bluntly: 'What can we expect?'. From Wordnik.com. [Poland]
Mr Mandela's placatory words were apparently at odds with the angry condemnation of the arrests by ANC secretary general. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Guderian's concern over behaviour of the SS | Armistice discussions begin | Bach-Zelewski is placatory, but the fate of Poland is settled. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarossa]
Nonetheless, his attitude seems more placatory than it was. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Obviously the result has been inflammatory rather than placatory. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Chevalier did not change his smooth, placatory tone as he replied. From Wordnik.com. [The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border] Reference
Recent evidence, indeed, suggests he is keen to keep up a placatory front. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
"That's all right, old chap, you just rest up a bit," said the placatory youth. From Wordnik.com. [Never-Fail Blake] Reference
A placatory bone was tossed whereby a voluntary RPS was thrown into the re-reg bill. From Wordnik.com. [VB Dems] Reference
The mayor strolled over and placed a placatory palm on the shoulder of the spokesman. From Wordnik.com. [All-Wool Morrison] Reference
But despite the placatory moves, the ANC mounted a robust defence of its youth leader. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
United States has struck placatory notes after months of tensions in its relations with. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to China Targets Commodity Prices by Stepping Into Futures Markets] Reference
Even the placatory Ban Ki-Moon reports only 60 civilian casualties after 7 days of bombing. From Wordnik.com. [Anorak News] Reference
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