In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative
(adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)
That alleviates pain; palliative
alleviative (plural alleviatives)
That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.
Source: Wiktionary
Al*le"vi*a*tive, a.
Definition: Tending to alleviate.
– n.
Definition: That which alleviates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 October 2024
(adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; “great brown eye, true and trustful”- Nordhoff & Hall
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.