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purgative
[ pur-guh-tiv ]
noun
- a purgative medicine or agent; cathartic.
purgative
/ ˈpɜːɡətɪv /
noun
- a drug or agent for purging the bowels
adjective
- causing evacuation of the bowels; cathartic
Derived Forms
- ˈpurgatively, adverb
Other Words From
- purga·tive·ly adverb
- non·purga·tive adjective
- non·purga·tive·ly adverb
- un·purga·tive adjective
- un·purga·tive·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of purgative1
Example Sentences
Theater makes much of the element of catharsis, but rarely is a show purgative all the way through, as the choreopoem “Queens of Sheba” is.
He has declared that the "liberation of women" is an "infection" that requires "the most terrible convulsions and the most thorough purgative measures."
At times wild and purgative, the album is also full of moments like this one: poised, stubbornly hopeful, grounded in Lake’s memories of a more revolutionary age and seeking to stir that energy up again.
The most thrilling set piece features a purgative ritual that Cervera executes with a dance choreographer’s sense of movement and a gothic artist’s eye for composition.
The work took on an industrial, purgative edge.
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