PROPITIATORY


Meaning of PROPITIATORY in English

/ prəˈpɪʃiətri; NAmE -tɔːri/ adjective

( formal ) intended to win back the friendship and approval of an angry or aggressive person :

She saw the flowers as a propitiatory offering.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.