Anodyne - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈænədaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word anodyne
Brit.  |ˈænədæɪn|  British pronunciation of the word anodyne

noun

- a medicine used to relieve pain (syn: analgesic, painkiller)

adjective

- capable of relieving pain (syn: analgesic, analgetic)
the anodyne properties of certain drugs

Extra examples

...the otherwise anodyne comments sounded quite inflammatory when taken out of context...

...the dentist prescribed an anodyne after the root canal...

Time is the only anodyne of sorrow.

My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision...

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