capable of being appeased
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placable — I adjective appeasable, benevolent, capable of being appeased, capable of being pacified, charitable, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, disposed to mercy, exorabilis, exorable, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, generous, gracious, indulgent … Law dictionary
Appeasable — Ap*peas a*ble, a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. {Ap*peas a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appeasableness — Appeasable Ap*peas a*ble, a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. {Ap*peas a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Placable — Pla ca*ble, a. [L. placabilis, fr. placare to quiet, pacify: cf. F. placable. See {Placate}.] Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone. [1913 Webster] Methought I saw him placable and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
implacable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin implacabilis, from in + placabilis placable Date: 15th century not placable ; not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated < an implacable enemy > • implacability noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
satiable — adjective Date: 1570 capable of being appeased or satisfied < satiable curiosity > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pacable — /pākˈə bl or pakˈ/ (archaic) adjective 1. Capable of being appeased 2. Willing to forgive ORIGIN: L pācāre to appease, from pāx, pācis peace • • • pacation /pə kāˈshən/ noun … Useful english dictionary
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Immitigable — Im*mit i*ga*ble, a. [L. immitigabilis; fr. pref. im not + mitigare to mitigate.] Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pacifiable — pac i*fi a*ble, a. Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
