- conciliatory
- con|cil|i|a|to|ry [ kən`sıliə,tɔri ] adjectivetrying to end an argument and make people feel less angry
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Conciliatory — Con*cil i*a*to*ry (?; 106), a. Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating. [1913 Webster] The only alternative, therefore, was to have recourse to the conciliatory policy. Prescott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conciliatory — I adjective accommodative, agreeable, amiable, atoning, bland, civil, compassionate, compatible, concordant, cordial, courteous, deferential, expiatory, forgiving, friendly, gracious, harmonious, magnanimous, mediatory, nonmilitant, obeisant,… … Law dictionary
conciliatory — 1570s, from CONCILIATE (Cf. conciliate) + ORY (Cf. ory). Related: Conciliator … Etymology dictionary
conciliatory — [adj] placid, yielding appeasing, assuaging, calm, civil, disarming, irenic, mollifying, pacific, peaceable, placating, placatory, propitiative, quiet, willing; concept 401 Ant. antagonistic, fighting, refusing, stubborn … New thesaurus
conciliatory — [kən sil′ēāt΄ivkən sil′ēə tôr΄ē] adj. tending to conciliate or reconcile: also conciliative [kən sil′ēāt΄iv] … English World dictionary
conciliatory — con|cil|i|a|tory [kənˈsıliətəri US to:ri] adj doing something that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you conciliatory approach/tone/gesture etc ▪ Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. ▪ Brooks felt in no mood to be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
conciliatory — [[t]kənsɪ̱liətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone. The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone... The President s speech … English dictionary
conciliatory — conciliatorily, adv. conciliatoriness, n. /keuhn sil ee euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments. Also, conciliative /keuhn sil ee ay tiv, euh tiv, sil yeuh /. [1570 80; CONCILIATE + ORY1] *… … Universalium
conciliatory — adjective doing something that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you: conciliatory gesture/message/tone etc: We d like to offer you free theater tickets as a conciliatory gesture … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conciliatory — adj. Conciliatory is used with these nouns: ↑attitude, ↑gesture, ↑move, ↑tone … Collocations dictionary
conciliatory — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. agreeable, propitiatory, mollifying, placatory; see friendly 1 , pacific . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [kun SIL ee uh tor ee] willing to make peace, placatory. The warring gangs were largely… … English dictionary for students