Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitigatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mit-i-ga-to-ry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

Etymology

Etymology tree English mitigate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English mitigatory From mitigate + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more mitigatory (comparative) most mitigatory (superlative)

Synonyms

alleviatory alleviative lenitive mitigative palliative

Questions

What does mitigatory mean?: reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
Where does mitigatory come from?: Etymology tree English mitigate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English mitigatory From mitigate + -ory.

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