meliorative

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin meliōrō (“make better, improve”) + English -ative (“tending to”, suffix forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmiːlɪɒɹətɪv/, /ˈmiːlɪəɹətɪv/, /ˈmiːljəɹətɪv/ === Adjective === meliorative (not comparable) (rare) That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “† Me·liorative, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 317, column 2. == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === meliorative inflection of meliorativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular