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Meanings of ingratiatory in English

Calculated to please or gain favor.

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Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade.

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Examples for "coaxing"
Examples for "coaxing"
1
One, the incentivizing tack, called for coaxing China from developing the bomb.
Reuters
2
Perhaps we should be doing a better job of coaxing them over.
The Guardian
3
Sven-Erik was coaxing information out of her about all kinds of things.
The blood spilt
4
The men dropped more fuel on the fires, coaxing the flame brighter.
The Leopard Woman
5
His mellow voice was made for coaxing, but was used to bully.
Complete Books of Blood
Usage of ingratiatory in English
1
Not," touching his elbows again, with an ingratiatory smile, "that one would desire to get rid of you."
No Thoroughfare
2
Cowperwood, disappointed by the outcome of his various ingratiatory efforts, decided to fall back on his old reliable method of bribery.
The Titan
Ingratiatory through the time