Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palliatively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pal-lia-tive-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With palliative care.

Example Sentences

"In the case of Ethel Hannah, he says, the family could have instructed the hospital to not treat her pneumonia and to treat her palliatively."

Etymology

From palliative + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: palliative

Questions

What does palliatively mean?: With palliative care.
Where does palliatively come from?: From palliative + -ly.

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