anodyne
- n a medicine used to relieve pain
- s capable of relieving pain
the anodyne properties of certain drugs
- His top-of-the-charts ballads might have enlarged his audience, but these anodyne musical comedies served to demonstrate his irrelevance in a fickle pop culture.
- The Southern Baptist has built his Purpose Driven empire with hard work, a knack for inspirational and anodyne messages and, until recently, an ability to publicly distance himself .
- But like the IRA it is an anodyne force.