mollified

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Nellie only looked up at him when she was mollified, and he was satisfied that the storm was over for the time being.

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  1. transitive verb To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify.
  2. transitive verb To lessen in intensity; temper.
  3. transitive verb To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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  • "If it means what I think, I'm gonna see who's best man He merely said that your story seemed all right for the time being," Doc Savage translated, not quite literally Reservoir Hill, mollified, asked, "What do we do about these several ginks around here, all watching your place We'll take care of them later," Doc said. —  048 - The Derrick Devil
  • Annette is mollified - until Farrell calls in and she realises he's been hired as McAleer's new solicitor. —  Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie
  • Marginally mollified, I carried on reading and was really surprised to find out that St Elmo's really does seem to be 'thinking green', as they claim. website: —  Mother City Living
  • Larry Ribstein wasn't mollified, contending that VC Noble was still making application of waiver of liability dependent upon a trial. —  theRacetotheBottom - Headline News
  • Phinehas slaughters the offending couple - and, mollified, God ends the plague and blesses Phinehas and his descendants. —  Boston.com Most Popular
 

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