Palliatively
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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
More examples"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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