| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Depurating; tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb depuratorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (depuratorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective depuratory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEPURATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEPURATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Cleansing; purifying; or tending to purify. A depuratory fever, is a fever that expels morbid matter by a free perspiration. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
