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placatable

placatable adjective: capable of being placated.

Adjective

placatable (comparative more placatable, superlative most placatable)

  1. Capable of being placated.
    • The working class in Dracula is universally presented as unthreatening - childishly venal and placatable with the price of a pint of beer.1990, Rhys Garnett, R. J. Ellis, Science fiction roots and branches, page 53

Forms of placatable

comparativemore placatable
superlativemost placatable

Origin of placatable

From placate + -able.

Words formed from placatable

Questions about placatable

What does placatable mean?
Placatable means capable of being placated.
What part of speech is placatable?
Placatable is an adjective.

Words near placatable in the dictionary

  1. placardeers
  2. placarder
  3. placarders
  4. placarding
  5. placards
  6. placatable
  7. placate
  8. placated
  9. placater
  10. placaters
  11. placates

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