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complaisantly
adverb
formaluk /kəmˈpleɪ.zənt.li/ us /kəmˈpleɪ.sənt.li/
in a way that is polite and shows willingness to satisfy others by doing what they want :
She was never in any real danger from her complaisantly well-mannered opponent.
She would complaisantly allow them to play their rowdy games, without taking part herself.
It was widely suspected that some diplomats were very complaisantly disposed towards the fascist government.
He complaisantly accepted the fact that his own name was listed in a police report on the group's activities.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Obedient and compliant
accordance
acquiescent
acquiescently
adherence
do as someone is told
dutiful
dutifully
easy
follower
followership
pursuant
ruly
sheep
sheeple
slavish
slavishly
someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
truckle
what/whatever someone says goesidiom
yielding
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