Added 10 October 2026
meliorative
/ˈmiːlɪɒɹətɪv/ adjective
Latin root: meliōrō Wiktionary
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- That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary.
Origin
From Late Latin meliōrō (“make better, improve”) + English -ative (“tending to”, suffix forming adjectives).
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