mollifiable
mollifiable — adjective
- mollifiablepositive
- more mollifiablecomparative
- most mollifiablesuperlative
1. able to be calmed down after feeling angry, upset, or annoyed
able to be calmed down after feeling angry, upset, or annoyed
Eleni was surprisingly mollifiable after her little brother broke her favourite mug.
Tara's elderly neighbour was mollifiable with a cup of hot tea and a kind word.
mollifiable with + [soothing action or item]
Ryo found his crying toddler quite mollifiable once he offered a warm hug.
The furious customer at the front desk was mollifiable after Kian waived the late fee.
Ezra's frustration about the noisy builders was mollifiable when his wife brought him earplugs.
- easily mollifiable
- surprisingly mollifiable
- proved mollifiable
- mollifiable with
- appeasable
more often used in political or diplomatic contexts where demands are met
- placable
formal or literary term for easily calmed or pacified
- pacifiable
typically used when calming groups, crowds, or widespread unrest
- implacable
unable to be calmed or satisfied; much more commonly used
Usage Note
Frequently used in predicative position after linking verbs such as 'be', 'seem', 'prove', or 'find'. Less commonly used attributively before a noun.