alleviatory

Adjective
Synonyms: alleviativelenitivemitigativemitigatorypalliative

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearSynonyms: alleviativelenitivemitigativemitigatorypalliativeOpposite intensifyingSimilar moderating

Related words relieve verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Al·le′vi·a·to·ry (…), adjective

Alleviative. Thomas Carlyle

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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