ameliorative

== English == === Etymology === From ameliorate +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈmiːliəɹətɪv/ === Adjective === ameliorative (comparative more ameliorative, superlative most ameliorative) Able to repair or ameliorate. (linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. (philosophy) 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. ameliorative inquiry ameliorative analysis ameliorative project ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “positive evaluation”): pejorative, derogatory ==== Hypernyms ==== (positive evaluation): evaluative ==== Derived terms ==== ameliorative waste ==== Related terms ==== amelioration ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ameliorative (plural amelioratives) That which betters or improves. (linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation. Antonym: pejorative