PURGATIVE


Meaning of PURGATIVE in English

— purgatively , adv.

/perr"geuh tiv/ , adj.

1. purging or cleansing, esp. by causing evacuation of the bowels.

n.

2. a purgative medicine or agent; cathartic.

[ 1350-1400; purgativus (see PURGATION, -IVE); r. ME purgatyf ]

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