Placable
[plak-uh-buh l, pley-kuh-] /ˈplæk ə bəl, ˈpleɪ kə-/
adjective
1.
capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving.
/ˈplækəbəl/
adjective
1.
easily placated or appeased
adj.
c.1500, “pleasing,” from Middle French placable “forgiving, conciliatory” and directly from Latin placabilis “easily appeased or pacified,” from placare “to appease” (see placate). From 1580s as “capable of being pleased.” Related: Placably; placability.
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