alleviative

alleviative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English alleviate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English alleviative

    From alleviate + -ive.

    Adjective

    alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)

    1. That alleviates pain; palliative

    Noun

    alleviative (plural alleviatives)

    1. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.
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