ameliorative
1Ameliorative — A*mel io*ra*tive, a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. [1913 Webster] …
2ameliorative — index mitigating Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3ameliorative — (adj.) 1796, from AMELIORATE (Cf. ameliorate) + IVE (Cf. ive) …
4ameliorative — ameliorate ► VERB formal ▪ make (something) better. DERIVATIVES amelioration noun ameliorative adjective. ORIGIN alteration of MELIORATE(Cf. ↑M) …
5ameliorative waste — ame·lio·ra·tive waste /ə mēl yə ˌrā tiv / n: ameliorating waste at waste Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
6ameliorative — adjective see ameliorate …
7ameliorative — See ameliorable. * * * …
8ameliorative — adjective Able to repair or ameliorate …
9ameliorative — adj. purported to improve …
10ameliorative — ame·lio·ra·tive …