Palliatively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With palliative care. not-comparable

    "In the case of Ethel Hannah, he says, the family could have instructed the hospital to not treat her pneumonia and to treat her palliatively."

Example

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"In the case of Ethel Hannah, he says, the family could have instructed the hospital to not treat her pneumonia and to treat her palliatively."

Etymology

From palliative + -ly.

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