mélioratif

French

Etymology

From Latin melior (whence French meilleur) + -atif, on the model of péjoratif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif/

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Adjective

mélioratif (feminine méliorative, masculine plural mélioratifs, feminine plural mélioratives)

1. meliorative (serving to improve)
2. (linguistics, of the use of a word or term) approving, favorable

   Antonyms: péjoratif, dépréciatif

Related terms

• améliorer

Further reading

• “mélioratif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.