placatable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

placate +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

placatable (comparative more placatable, superlative most placatable)

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