MITIGATORY

alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mitigatory (comparative more mitigatory, superlative most mitigatory)

reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

Synonyms

• alleviatory

Source: Wiktionary


Mit"i*ga*to*ry, a.

Definition: Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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