# meliorative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmiːlɪɒɹətɪv/

## Definitions
1. That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary.

## Etymology
From Late Latin meliōrō (“make better, improve”) + English -ative (“tending to”, suffix forming adjectives).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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