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English[]

Etymology[]

absterse +‎ -ive. Compare French abstersif. See absterge

Adjective[]

Abstersive (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Abstersive

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  1. Cleansing; purging. - Francis Bacon

Noun[]

Singular
Abstersive

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Abstersive ({{{1}}})

  1. Something cleansing.
    • The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. - John Milton

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