- Alleviatory
- Alleviatory Al*le"vi*a*to*ry, a. Alleviative. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
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Alleviatory
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alleviatory — adjective alleviative … Wiktionary
alleviatory — adj. soothing, easing, relieving, lessening … English contemporary dictionary
alleviatory — al·le·vi·a·to·ry … English syllables
alleviatory — /əˈliviˌeɪtəri/ (say uh leevee.aytuhree), /əˈlivjətri/ (say uh leevyuhtree) adjective → alleviative …
alleviatory — adjective moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear • Syn: ↑alleviative, ↑lenitive, ↑mitigative, ↑mitigatory, ↑palliative • Similar to: ↑moderating • Derivationally related fo … Useful english dictionary
alleviative — adjective moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear • Syn: ↑alleviatory, ↑lenitive, ↑mitigative, ↑mitigatory, ↑palliative • Similar to: ↑moderating • Derivationally related fo … Useful english dictionary
mitigative — adjective moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear • Syn: ↑alleviative, ↑alleviatory, ↑lenitive, ↑mitigatory, ↑palliative • Similar to: ↑moderating • Derivationally related f … Useful english dictionary
mitigatory — adjective moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear • Syn: ↑alleviative, ↑alleviatory, ↑lenitive, ↑mitigative, ↑palliative • Similar to: ↑moderating • Derivationally related f … Useful english dictionary
alleviative — /euh lee vee ay tiv, euh tiv/, adj. 1. Also, alleviatory /euh lee vee euh tawr ee, tohr ee/. serving to alleviate; palliative. n. 2. Obs. alleviation (def. 2). [1665 75; ALLEVIATE + IVE] * * * … Universalium
mitigatory — adjective reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable Syn: alleviatory … Wiktionary
