propitiatory
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There was a brief Cabinet crisis, in which Premier Solh shuffled his ministers in a faintly propitiatory manner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ancestors are invoked who around her as she starts the propitiatory dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Various propitiatory ceremonies are performed by specialists to secure its good-will.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
The propitiatory offering might be anything from a bunch of cocoanuts covered with turmeric powder to a great feast.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
I turn towards him with a propitiatory smile, as much as to say, "You see I'm ready for any of your funny stories."
From Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872 by Various
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