Minorative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaɪnəɹeɪtɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Minorative is an adjective meaning That diminishes or attenuates.
Meaning
That diminishes or attenuates.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, of a medicine) Gently laxative.
- (obsolete) A gently laxative medicine.
Example Sentences
Others give minoratives more frequently.
Nothing but minorative apozems should be ordered.
Clysters sometymes do supplye the rowme of minoratyve medicines.
When […] wee feare lest nature faint before perfect concoction, we may sometimes use a gentle minorative.
Word Forms
- minoratyve
- minoratives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diminished, extenuate, subattenuate, ablatitious, reduced, reducent.
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