Adjective: propitiatory prow'pi-shee-u,to-ree [N. Amer], pru'pi-shee-u-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
"propitiatory sacrifice";
- expiatory, expiative
- Intended to reconcile or appease
"sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture";
- propitiative
See also: conciliative, conciliatory