Ameliorative

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Producing, or having a tendency to produce, amelioration or amendment: as, ameliorative medicines.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Able to repair or ameliorate.
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  • adjective. tending to ameliorate
  • Word Usage
    "Hmm, not sure I want to live in a country where someone can undergo torture and then without receiving any kind of ameliorative mental treatment be considered competent to stand trial."
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    bettering  
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