PALLIATIVE


Meaning of PALLIATIVE in English

n. & adj.

--n. anything used to alleviate pain, anxiety, etc.

--adj. serving to alleviate.

Derivatives:

palliatively adv.

Etymology: F palliatif -ive or med.L palliativus (as PALLIATE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.