† delenificaladj.
Obsolete.
Soothing, pacifying.Apparently only in dictionaries.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe > mitigating or alleviating
mitigativea1400
swaging1483
mitiganta1538
mitigatory1598
delenifical1656
alleviative1770
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Delenifical, that mitigates or makes gentle.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Delenifical, having virtue to asswage, or ease pain. [Also in later dictionaries.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).
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