See Also: gainst(dictionary)
anodyne(medicine)
anodyne(dictionary)
anodyne 1, adjective(dictionary)
anodyne 2, noun(dictionary)

anodyne 1, adjective (oh) and gainst (iou)


anodyne 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: anodynus, from Greek, from an- 'without' + odyne 'pain']
expressed in a way that is unlikely to offend anyone
-synonym bland bland
::anodyne topics of conversation

gainst (iou)



gainst preposition. poet. Also 'gainst. L16.
[Aphet.]
= AGAINST.