pal´li|a´tive|ly — pal|li|a|tive «PAL ee AY tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. useful to lessen or soften; mitigating: »Treatment turns out to be only palliative at best; the truth is they are schizos, whose psychic split is too wide ever to be healed (Harper s). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
pal|li|a|tive — «PAL ee AY tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. useful to lessen or soften; mitigating: »Treatment turns out to be only palliative at best; the truth is they are schizos, whose psychic split is too wide ever to be healed (Harper s). 2. tending or… … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… … English syllables
palliatively — pal·li·a·tive·ly … English syllables
palliative — pal•li•a•tive [[t]ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, i ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) med serving to palliate: a palliative medicine[/ex] 2) something that palliates • Etymology: 1535–45; < MF palliatif pal′li•a tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
palliative — pal|li|a|tive [ˈpæliətıv US ətıv, eıtıv] n 1.) formal something done to make a bad situation seem better, but which does not solve the problem ▪ short term economic palliatives 2.) medical a medical treatment that will not cure an illness but… … Dictionary of contemporary English
palliative — pal|li|a|tive [ pæli,eıtıv ] adjective reducing the pain or other bad effects of an illness but not curing it completely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
