— lenitively , adv. — lenitiveness , n.
/len"i tiv/ , adj.
1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
2. mildly laxative.
n.
3. a lenitive medicine or application.
4. a mild laxative.
5. Archaic. anything that softens or soothes.
[ 1535-45; lenitivus. See LENITION, -IVE ]