Palliative, a.
Etymology: [Cf. F. palliatif.]
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
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Palliative, n.
That which palliates; a palliative agent. Sir W. Scott.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists palliative only as an antonym, under radical.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given