ameliorative vs in order

ameliorative

adj
  • Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve. 

  • Able to repair or ameliorate. 

noun
  • A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • That which betters or improves. 

in order

adj
  • Appropriate, worthwhile. 

  • In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. 

  • Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. 

  • In a sequence. 

adv
  • In sequence. 

  • Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. 

  • She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd. 

How often have the words ameliorative and in order occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )