01 a. Cleansing; purging.
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Cleansing; purging.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Abstersive
· Ab·ster·sive
· IPA /æbˈstɝ.sɪv/
02 n. Something cleansing.
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Something cleansing.“The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate.” — Milton.