mélioratif
French
Etymology
From Latin melior (whence French meilleur) + -atif, on the model of péjoratif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mélioratif (feminine méliorative, masculine plural mélioratifs, feminine plural mélioratives)
- meliorative
- Antonyms: péjoratif, dépréciatif
Further reading
- “mélioratif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.