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moderative

adj

Etymology

From moderate + -ive.

  1. borrowed from moderātus
  2. inherited from moderat
  3. suffixed as moderative — “moderate + ive”

Definitions

  1. Serving to moderate something.

  2. Expressing the idea of a little, now and then, etc.

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