单词 | alleviatory |
释义 | alleviatoryadj. = alleviating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > alleviating or superficial palliative?a1425 palliating1621 palliatea1625 palliatory1665 alleviative1770 alleviatory1830 supportive1858 subcurative1917 1830 C. Lamb in Gem 73 These [dishes] are alleviatory, care-consoling. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. ix. 681 The chief Berlin Doctor..began some alleviatory treatment. 1937 Social Forces 15 501/1 The administration of corrective or alleviatory programs. 1961 Times 7 Nov. 13/2 He was justified in indicating the alleviatory measures which the council is already able to take. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 9 Feb. 6 The alleviatory power of pharmaceuticals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1830 |
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