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alleviative

alleviative adjective: that alleviates pain; palliative.

Adjective

alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)

  1. That alleviates pain; palliative

Noun

alleviative (plural alleviatives)

  1. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.

alleviative meaning in Tamil

alleviative in Tamil

மட்டுப்படுத்தும் இயல்புடைய

Forms of alleviative

Adjective
comparativemore alleviative
superlativemost alleviative
Noun
pluralalleviatives

Origin of alleviative

From alleviate + -ive.

Questions about alleviative

What does alleviative mean?
Alleviative means that alleviates pain; palliative.
What is alleviative in Tamil?
Alleviative in Tamil is மட்டுப்படுத்தும் இயல்புடைய. See Alleviative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alleviative?
Alleviative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near alleviative in the dictionary

  1. alleviateth
  2. alleviating
  3. alleviatingly
  4. alleviation
  5. alleviations
  6. alleviative
  7. alleviatives
  8. alleviator
  9. alleviators
  10. alleviatory
  11. Allex

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