Meanings
adverbpalliatively (not comparable)
- not comparableWith palliative care.
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.
2009 May 23, Judy Steed, Toronto Star
Origin
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APA
palliatively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliatively
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“palliatively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliatively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palliatively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliatively.
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