Associations to the word «Paregoric»

Wiktionary

PAREGORIC, noun. A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain
PAREGORIC, adjective. Assuaging or soothing pain.

Dictionary definition

PAREGORIC, noun. Medicine used to treat diarrhea.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis