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propitiatory


 
  Overview  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
  The  adj  propitiatory  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  expiatory,  expiative,  propitiatory  --  (having  power  to  atone  for  or  offered  by  way  of  expiation  or  propitiation;  "expiatory  (or  propitiatory)  sacrifice") 
  2.  propitiative,  propitiatory  --  (intended  to  reconcile  or  appease;  "sent  flowers  as  a  propitiatory  gesture") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  propitiatory 
 
  Sense  2 
  propitiative,  propitiatory 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conciliating)  ->  antagonizing,  antagonising,  antagonistic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
  2  senses  of  propitiatory 
 
  Sense  1 
  expiatory,  expiative,  propitiatory 
 
  Sense  2 
  propitiative,  propitiatory 
  =>  conciliating  (vs.  antagonizing),  conciliatory,  conciliative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
  propitiatory  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  propitiatory 
  propitiatory 
 
  Overview  of  adj  propitiatory 
 
  The  adj  propitiatory  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  expiatory,  expiative,  propitiatory  --  (having  power  to  atone  for  or  offered  by  way  of  expiation  or  propitiation;  "expiatory  (or  propitiatory)  sacrifice") 
  2.  propitiative,  propitiatory  --  (intended  to  reconcile  or  appease;  "sent  flowers  as  a  propitiatory  gesture") 



propitiatory definition