What does placatingly mean?
Placatingly means In a manner that serves to placate..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a manner that serves to placate..
Her title is always on the lips of the crew […] yet she herself is unseen, locked away in her quarters. ‘Working,’ the stewards say, placatingly.
Use placatingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Placatingly means In a manner that serves to placate..
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Her title is always on the lips of the crew […] yet she herself is unseen, locked away in her quarters. ‘Working,’ the stewards say, placatingly.
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