mélioratif

== French == === Etymology === From Latin melior (whence French meilleur) + -atif, on the model of péjoratif. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif/ === Adjective === mélioratif (feminine méliorative, masculine plural mélioratifs, feminine plural mélioratives) meliorative (serving to improve) (linguistics, of the use of a word or term) approving, favorable Antonyms: péjoratif, dépréciatif ==== Related terms ==== améliorer ==== Further reading ==== “mélioratif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012