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alleviative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-le-via-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That alleviates pain; palliative

noun

That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative From alleviate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more alleviative (comparative) most alleviative (superlative) alleviatives (plural)

Synonyms

alleviatory lenitive mitigative mitigatory palliative

Questions

What does alleviative mean?
That alleviates pain; palliative
Where does alleviative come from?
Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative From alleviate + -ive.

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