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propitiatory
adjective as in apologetic
adjective as in expiatory
adjective as in sacrificial
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I was quite sure, on the contrary, that they were intended as a propitiatory offering.
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Nor is it solely to human beings that dogs use such propitiatory actions.
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All that particularly stood out was that the propitiatory offering would have to be some cherished enjoyment.
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We may note here the euphemistic tendency to call powerful spirits by propitiatory names.
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The propitiatory formulas most in vogue are still such as carry or imply an invidious comparison.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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