a. and sb. rare. [f. alleviāt- ppl. stem of alleviāre (see ALLEVIATE) + -IVE.]
A. adj. Of an alleviating nature or tendency.
B. sb. That which tends to alleviate; a palliative.
1672. Corah’s Doom, 126 (T.). Some cheering alleviatiue to lads kept in pure slavery to a few Greek and Latin words.
