| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out.[Websters]
2. Being destructive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb extirpatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (extirpatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective extirpative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXTIRPATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
