palliative
adjective/ˈpæliətɪv/
/ˈpæliətɪv/
[usually before noun]- (medical) (of a medicine or medical treatment) reducing pain without curing its cause
- palliative treatment
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- (formal, usually disapproving) (of an action, a decision, etc.) designed to make a difficult situation seem better without actually solving the cause of the problems
- short-term palliative measures
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