palliative
adjectiveEasing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.
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Clear all filtersEasing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.
Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.
Continuing indefinitely
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Developing by stages or favoring reform and new approaches.
Developing in stages
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