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/pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/ · adjective
Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory..
Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices.
So that no words can be more propitiatory; and it is to be observed, that, while they are spoken, the Minister is holding the consecrated elements in his hand, tendering them at the same time to God, and to the communicants.
"I beg your pardon, Sir," said Mr. Carker, riding up, with his most propitiatory smile. "I hope you are not hurt?”
“Come, come, Olga,” urged the man, in propitiatory tones; “I but ask a half dozen words with you. I shall not harm you, nor shall I enter your cabin; but I cannot shout my message through the door.”
The weak branded those they feared evil, and praised the ‘propitiatory’ qualities natural to men like themselves who were incapable of aggression.[…]Those who cultivate humility and the other propitiatory virtues to cloak their weakness nourish an envious resentment against those stronger than themselves.
Use propitiatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Propitiatory means Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory..
Common synonyms include propitiary, conciliatory, conciliating, expiatory.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices.
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