expulsive

American  

[ik-spuhl-siv] / ɪkˈspʌl sɪv /

adjective

1. tending or serving to expel.

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expulsive British  

/ ɪkˈspʌlsɪv /

adjective

1. tending or serving to expel

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Other Word Forms

• nonexpulsive adjective

Etymology

Origin of expulsive

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

Example Sentences

In addition to the Alien franchise making its grand expulsive return this spring, doppelgänger release Life will likewise set an intelligent life form on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts trapped on a spacecraft.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

No serious steps were ever taken to carry out these expulsive measures, unless the obstruction of navigation of the Shimonoseki straits by the daimyō of Chōshū be regarded of this character.

From Japan by Murray, David

This will appear if we consider what has been called "the expulsive power of a new affection."

From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)

Her first labour; very strong expulsive pains; soft parts at first being very rigid, then gradually giving way after six hours' use of the inhaler.

From Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness by Townley, James

Everywhere throughout the South this expulsive process has already proceeded far and stiff proceeds apace.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin