† expurgatoriousadj.
Obsolete.
= expurgatory adj.
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expurgatorious1641
expurgatory1646
censorial1772
expurgatorial1803
1641 J. Milton Animadversions 7 Your Monkish prohibitions, and expurgatorious indexes.
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