Definition of AMELIORATIVE

ameliorative

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.

Examples

  • ameliorative analysis
  • ameliorative inquiry
  • ameliorative project

Origin / Etymology

From ameliorate + -ive.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of, pejorative

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 20

ameliorative: valid Words With Friends Word