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amelioratory

amelioratory

9.2
Intended to make something better
  • adjective
  • /əˈmiːliəˌrətɔri/
translation icon : mejorativo
  • The organization's amelioratory efforts significantly improved the living conditions of the affected community.

Examples

  • The government launched an amelioratory program to address the issues of homelessness in the city.

  • If a criminologist gathers scientifically some information about the effects of torturing, pampering, or ignoring the prisoner, he has professionally nothing to say about the moral status of such treatment chosen, only about its deterrent or amelioratory effects.

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  • Her amelioratory actions in the workplace fostered a more positive and productive atmosphere.

Synonyms

constructive
vsamelioratory
144 3.9

Helpful in a way that makes something better

focuses more narrowly on intending to make situations better
beneficial
vsamelioratory
138 3.4

Making something better or producing a good result

is intentional improvement rather than only producing good results
corrective
vsamelioratory
27 5.2

Made to fix a problem or fault

is broader, aiming to improve situations beyond merely fixing faults
ameliorative
vsamelioratory
1 8.9

That helps make a situation better

is about intending to make things better in general
meliorative
vsamelioratory
9.8

To help make something better

has identical improving meaning but is the chosen standard term

Antonyms

harmful
161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

detrimental
49 6.3

Causing harm to people, things, or the environment

How Helpful

amelioratory
9.2
beneficial
138 3.4
helpful
689 1.0

Surface Forms

amelioratory positive

Morphology

amelioratory = ameliorate (transparent) = ameliorate + ory

Formed directly from the verb 'ameliorate' with the adjectival suffix '-ory' meaning 'serving to or tending to improve', so the adjectival meaning follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

Amelioratory comes from the Latin root melior meaning 'better', and it shares this root with the verb ameliorate. So something amelioratory is meant to make a situation 'better' or to 'improve' it.