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placability

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plac⋅a⋅ble

  [plak-uh-buhl, pley-kuh-]
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–adjective
capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving.
Origin:
1490–1500; < OF < L plācābilis. See placate 1 , -able

Related forms:
plac⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, plac⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
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plac·a·ble   (plāk'ə-bəl, plā'kə-)   
adj.  Easily calmed or pacified; tolerant.

[Middle English, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin plācābilis, from plācāre, to calm; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
plac'a·bil'i·ty n., plac'a·bly adv.
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