Difference between Lenitive and Mitigatory

What is the difference between Lenitive and Mitigatory?

Lenitive as an adjective is analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering. while Mitigatory as an adjective is reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

Lenitive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering. Mild; gentle.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An analgesic or other source of relief from pain

Mitigatory

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable

We hope you now know whether to use Lenitive or Mitigatory in your sentence.

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