Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAL'LI-A-TIVE
PAL'LI-A-TIVE, a. [Fr. palliatif.]
- Extenuating; serving to extenuate by excuses or favorable representation. – Warton.
- Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease. – Arbuthnot.
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