lenitive
noun
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adj
Etymology: From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
- Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
- Laxative; easing the bowels.
- Mild; gentle.
noun
Etymology: From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
- An analgesic or other source of relief from pain
“It is now full time to free him from all these necessities, and to apply cordials and lenitives, after those severities which have already had their full course against him.”
“Upon the whole, as the author seems to share all the common miseries of life, he appears to partake likewise of its lenitives and abatements.”
- A laxative.