Definition of AMELIORATIVE

ameliorative

Meanings

Plural: amelioratives

Adjective Satellite

  • tending to ameliorate

Adj

  • Able to repair or ameliorate.
  • Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
  • 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.

Noun

  • That which betters or improves.
  • A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.

Origin / Etymology

From ameliorate + -ive.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of, pejorative

Scrabble Score: 17

ameliorative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ameliorative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ameliorative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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