palliative (redirected from palliatively)

pal·li·a·tive  (pl-tv, ---tv)

adj.

1. Tending or serving to palliate.

2. Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.

n.

One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.

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palli·ative·ly adv.

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palliative

Adjective

relieving without curing

Noun

1. something that palliates, such as a sedative drug

2. something that alleviates or lessens a problem: equal pay was a palliative for the growing unrest among women

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	palliative - remedy that alleviates pain without curing alleviant, alleviator curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Adj.	1.	palliative - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory moderating - lessening in intensity or strength

Translations

palliative [ˈpælɪətɪv] n → paliativo

palliative [ˈpælɪətɪv] n (Med) → Linderungsmittel nt (fig); Beschönigung f