The Only Use of
anodyne
in
1984, by Orwell
- It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.†
p. 85.7anodyne = something soothing, comforting or mild so as not to upset
Definition:
a medicine used to relieve pain
or:
something soothing, comforting or mild so as not to upset
or:
something soothing, comforting or mild so as not to upset