expulsive

[ ik-spuhl-siv ]

/ ɪkˈspʌl sɪv /

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adjective

tending or serving to expel.

Origin of expulsive

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French expulsive (feminine) <Medieval Latin expulsīvus.See expulsion, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM expulsive

non·ex·pul·sive, adjective

Words nearby expulsive

expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial

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Example sentences from the Web for expulsive

In the second stage the pains are stronger, recur every two or three minutes, and are expulsive.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The heart of a contest of this character is the expulsive power of the one over against the other.
Is the Devil a Myth?|C. F. Wimberly
But, before long, she began to experience that which has been beautifully described as "the expulsive power of a new affection."
The Following of the Star|Florence L. Barclay
Doing regulates both of these, and the "expulsive power of a new affection" settles nearly every problem by displacement.
The Boy and the Sunday School|John L. Alexander

But the term "apotropaic" is generally used of expulsive ceremonies in which a whole community takes part.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy

British Dictionary definitions for expulsive

expulsive

/ (ɪkˈspʌlsɪv) /

adjective

tending or serving to expel

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Medical definitions for expulsive

expulsive

[ ĭk-spŭl′sĭv ]

adj.

Tending to expel.

单词	expulsive
释义	expulsive [ ik-spuhl-siv ] / ɪkˈspʌl sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expulsive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective tending or serving to expel. Origin of expulsive 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French expulsive (feminine) <Medieval Latin expulsīvus.See expulsion, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM expulsive non·ex·pul·sive, adjective Words nearby expulsive expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expulsive In the second stage the pains are stronger, recur every two or three minutes, and are expulsive. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley The heart of a contest of this character is the expulsive power of the one over against the other. Is the Devil a Myth?\|C. F. Wimberly But, before long, she began to experience that which has been beautifully described as "the expulsive power of a new affection." The Following of the Star\|Florence L. Barclay Doing regulates both of these, and the "expulsive power of a new affection" settles nearly every problem by displacement. The Boy and the Sunday School\|John L. Alexander But the term "apotropaic" is generally used of expulsive ceremonies in which a whole community takes part. Introduction to the History of Religions\|Crawford Howell Toy British Dictionary definitions for expulsive expulsive / (ɪkˈspʌlsɪv) / adjective tending or serving to expel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to expulsive cathartic, eliminatory, evacuative, excretory, purgative, aperient, evacuant Medical definitions for expulsive expulsive [ ĭk-spŭl′sĭv ] adj. Tending to expel. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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expulsive

adjective

Origin of expulsive

OTHER WORDS FROM expulsive

Words nearby expulsive

Example sentences from the Web for expulsive

British Dictionary definitions for expulsive

adjective

Words related to expulsive

Medical definitions for expulsive

adj.