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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pla·ca·ble \\ˈpla-kə-bəl, ˈplā-\\ adjective DATE 1586 : easily placated : tolerant , tractable • pla·ca·bil·i·ty \\ˌpla-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌplā-\\ noun • pla·ca·bly \\ˈpla-kə-blē, ˈplā-\\ adverb Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged placa·ble \ˈplakəbəl also ˈplāk-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin placabilis, from placare to soothe, placate + -abilis -able — more at please 1. : of a tolerant nature : easily soothed or satisfied : peaceable , tractable < indignities which might move even a placable nature to fierce … resentment — T.B.Macaulay > < young people are almost always placable — Samuel Butler †1902 > 2. archaic : characterized by serenity : peaceful , quiet < the wind blew in momentary gusts, and then became more placable — Nathaniel Hawthorne > • placa·bly \-blē, -li\ adverb |
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