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lenitive

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From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

adjective more lenitive · most lenitive

  1. Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
  2. Laxative; easing the bowels.
  3. of a person Mild; gentle.

noun lenitives

  1. An analgesic or other source of relief from pain It is now full time to free him from all these necessities, and to apply cordials and lenitives, after those severities which have already had their full course against him.
  2. A laxative.

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@misc{lenitive_2026,
  title = {lenitive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lenitive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}