The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alleviative
Alleviative \Al*le"vi*a*tive\, a. Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates.
Wiktionary
alleviative
a. That alleviates pain; palliative n. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.
WordNet
alleviative
adj. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative]
Usage examples of "alleviative".
No song, no dance, no tobacco, no liquor, no alleviative of life - only toil and church going.
No song, no dance, no tobacco, no liquor, no alleviative of life--only toil and church going.