lenitive

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
2. adjective Laxative; easing the bowels.
3. adjective Mild; gentle.
4. noun An analgesic or other source of relief from pain
5. noun A laxative.

Similar words

mitigatory alleviative palliative alleviatory mitigative moderating electuary anesthetizable meliorative curative

Often followed by

electuary to of for in and by or at

Word family

lenitively lenitives