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Culpable vs Placatable - What's the difference?

culpable | placatable |

As adjectives the difference between culpable and placatable

is that culpable is meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy while placatable is capable of being placated.

culpable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy.
  • I am culpable for stealing your money.

    Derived terms

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    placatable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being placated.
  • * 1990 , Rhys Garnett, ?R. J. Ellis, Science fiction roots and branches (page 53)
  • The working class in Dracula is universally presented as unthreatening - childishly venal and placatable with the price of a pint of beer.