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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

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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