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conciliatory


 
  Overview  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
  The  adj  conciliatory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  compromising,  conciliatory,  flexible  --  (making  or  willing  to  make  concessions;  "loneliness  tore  through  him...whenever  he  thought  of...even  the  compromising  Louis  du  Tillet") 
  2.  conciliating,  conciliatory,  conciliative  --  (overcoming  animosity  or  hostility;  "spoke  in  a  conciliating  tone";  "a  conciliatory  visit") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
  2  senses  of  conciliatory 
 
  Sense  1 
  compromising  (vs.  uncompromising),  conciliatory,  flexible 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  conciliating  (vs.  antagonizing),  conciliatory,  conciliative 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
  2  senses  of  conciliatory 
 
  Sense  1 
  compromising  (vs.  uncompromising),  conciliatory,  flexible 
  =>  yielding 
 
  Sense  2 
  conciliating  (vs.  antagonizing),  conciliatory,  conciliative 
  =>  appeasing(postnominal),  placating,  placative,  placatory 
  =>  propitiative,  propitiatory 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
  conciliatory  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  conciliatory 
  conciliatory 
 
  Overview  of  adj  conciliatory 
 
  The  adj  conciliatory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  compromising,  conciliatory,  flexible  --  (making  or  willing  to  make  concessions;  "loneliness  tore  through  him...whenever  he  thought  of...even  the  compromising  Louis  du  Tillet") 
  2.  conciliating,  conciliatory,  conciliative  --  (overcoming  animosity  or  hostility;  "spoke  in  a  conciliating  tone";  "a  conciliatory  visit") 



conciliatory definition