Alleviatory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alleviatory \Al*le"vi*a*to*ry\, a.
     Alleviative. --Carlyle.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alleviatory
       adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn:
             {alleviative}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory},
             {palliative}]