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calmative (adj.)
by 1831, from French
calmatif
; see
calm
(adj.) +
-ative
. A hybrid word; purists prefer
sedative
. "The Latinic suffix is here defensible on the ground of It. and Sp.
calmar
, F.
calmer
...." [OED].
