Word: palliatory
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pal
li
a
to
ry
Definition: palliative; extenuating
Morphemes:
Affix: palliate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Eased; mitigated; alleviated.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palliatus
Language: la
Decoded: palliatus
Meaning: cloaked
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.