placable
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plac·a·ble
(plăk′ə-bəl, plā′kə-)adj.
Easily calmed or pacified; tolerant.
[Middle English, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin plācābilis, from plācāre, to calm; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
plac′a·bil′i·ty n.
plac′a·bly adv.
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placable
(ˈplækəbəl)adj
easily placated or appeased
[C15: via Old French from Latin plācābilis, from plācāre to appease; related to placēre to please]
ˌplacaˈbility, ˈplacableness n
ˈplacably adv
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plac•a•ble
(ˈplæk ə bəl, ˈpleɪ kə-)adj.
capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving.
plac`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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Adj. | 1. | placable - easily calmed or pacified implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" |
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