1.(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear (Freq. 5) • Syn: alleviated, eased • Similar to: mitigated 2. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary - the jutting limb of a tree - massive projected buttresses - his protruding ribs - a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck • Syn: jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking, sticking out • Similar to: protrusive