propitiatory

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Ancestors are invoked who around her as she starts the propitiatory dance.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a brief Cabinet crisis, in which Premier Solh shuffled his ministers in a faintly propitiatory manner.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his hand the Governor held a paper; his usually austere face wore a slightly propitiatory expression, while the eyes he turned upon her, as slowly he entered the room, suggested a respite of differences.

From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart

Various propitiatory ceremonies are performed by specialists to secure its good-will.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

To tell the truth," said Nettie Fry, another of the listening group, propitiatory of the mistress of a million in her own right,—"I never admired Mr. Fordham so much as many pretend to do.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion