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ameliorative.

Able to repair or ameliorate.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈmiːliəɹətɪv/UK, US
  1. Able to repair or ameliorate.

  2. Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.

  3. Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.

    ameliorative inquiry
    ameliorative analysis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ameliorate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ameliorative From ameliorate + -ive.

noun/əˈmiːliəɹətɪv/UK, US
  1. That which betters or improves.

  2. A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ameliorate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ameliorative From ameliorate + -ive.

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