ALLEVIATORY

alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

(adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

alleviatory (comparative more alleviatory, superlative most alleviatory)

alleviative

Source: Wiktionary


Al*le"vi*a*to*ry, a.

Definition: Alleviative. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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