Both Uses of
mollify
in
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- "I never saw him here before," said Mrs. Fletcher, still unmollified.†
Story 1.3unmollified = not calmedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unmollified means not and reverses the meaning of mollified. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- "Well, they emptying buckets," says Powerhouse in a mollified voice.†
Story 1.16 *mollified = calmed
Definition:
calm someone who is or may become angry or upset