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AMELIORATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ameliorative mean?
• AMELIORATIVE (adjective)
The adjective AMELIORATIVE has 1 sense:
1. tending to ameliorate
Familiarity information: AMELIORATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to ameliorate
Synonyms:
ameliorating; ameliorative; amelioratory; meliorative
Similar:
bettering (changing for the better)
Derivation:
ameliorate (get better)
ameliorate (to make better)
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