meliorative adjective & noun.
['mi:lɪǝrǝtɪv] E19.[formed as MELIORATE: see -ATIVE.]A. adjective. Ameliorating, improving;
Linguistics giving or acquiring a more favourable meaning or connotation (opp.
pejorative).
E19.b. noun.
Linguistics. A meliorative word, affix, etc.
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