"alleviative" meaning in English

See alleviative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more alleviative [comparative], most alleviative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative From alleviate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|alleviate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alleviative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="alleviative"> From alleviate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)
  1. That alleviates pain; palliative
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Noun

Forms: alleviatives [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative From alleviate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|alleviate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English alleviate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English alleviative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alleviative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="alleviative"> From alleviate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} alleviative (plural alleviatives)
  1. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.
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Inflected forms

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