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Word entry · 8 letters

curative

Best crossword clue

"Healing in effect"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aceirtuvStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2U3R4A5T6I7V8E

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Definitions

  1. tending to cure or restore to health

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French curatif.

Used in a sentence

  • The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.
  • He was just as interested in preventive care as he was in curative measures.
  • a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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