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1. Unlikely to cause offence or debate; bland and inoffensive
   "it's pretty anodyne stuff and not always well informed"
    
2. Capable of relieving pain
   "the anodyne properties of certain drugs";
   - analgesic, analgetic

1. A medicine used to relieve pain
   - analgesic, painkiller, pain pill

Derived forms: anodynes

See also: moderating

Type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Anodyne