| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying.[Websters]
2. Being cathartic, purgative or purgatorial. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb expurgatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (expurgatorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective expurgatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXPURGATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1826. (references) |
| Etymology:Expurgatory \Ex*pur"ga*to*ry\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression expurgatoire.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXPURGATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Cleansing; purifying; serving to purify from any thing noxious or erroneous; as the expurgatory index of the Romanists, which directs the expunction of passages of authors contrary to their creed or principles. Expurgatory animadversions. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
