English Explanatory Dictionary

meliorative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary.

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːlɪɒɹətɪv/ /ˈmiːlɪəɹətɪv/ /ˈmiːljəɹətɪv/

Word forms

meliorative

Etymology

From Late Latin meliōrō (“make better, improve”) + English -ative (“tending to”, suffix forming adjectives).

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