| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Something cleansing.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Cleansing; purging.[Websters]
2. Being disinfectant. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being alterative. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb abstersively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (abstersively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective abstersive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ABSTERSIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABSTERSIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Cleansing; having the quality of removing obstructions.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Cleansing; purging. - Bacon. (references) | 2: [Noun] Something cleansing. The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. - Milton. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
