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compensatory.

Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/General-American
  1. Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.

    not-comparable
  2. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something.

    not-comparable
  3. That compensates for a deleterious mutation.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate + -ory.

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