medicinal[adjective]Synonyms: therapeutic, curative, healing, medical, remedial, restorative
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
me‧di‧ci‧nal /məˈdɪs
ənəl, mɪˈdɪs
ənəl/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
medical,
medication,
medicine,
medic;
adjective:
medical,
medicated,
medicinal;
adverb:
medically,
medicinally]
1. used for treating medical problems ⇒
medical:
Garlic is believed to have medicinal properties (=contain things that can cure medical problems).2. for medicinal purposes a) used in a humorous way to say that you drink alcohol because it is good for your health:
I keep a bottle of brandy handy – purely for medicinal purposes. b) for use as a medicine:
herbs used in medieval times for medicinal purposes—medicinally adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲