cathartical

cathartical
b) Evacuating the bowels; purgative.
2. noun

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  • cathartical — ca·thar·ti·cal …   English syllables

  • cathartical — adjective see cathartic I …   Useful english dictionary

  • cathartic — cathartically, adv. catharticalness, n. /keuh thahr tik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to catharsis. 2. Also, cathartical. evacuating the bowels; purgative. n. 3. a purgative. [1605 15; < LL catharticus < Gk kathartikós fit for cleansing. See… …   Universalium

  • cathartic — /kəˈθatɪk/ (say kuh thahtik) adjective 1. Also, cathartical. inducing catharsis. 2. evacuating the bowels; purgative. –noun 3. a purgative. {Latin catharticus, from Greek kathartikos fit for cleansing, purgative} …  

  • cathartic — [kə thär′tik] adj. [Gr kathartikos] of or effecting catharsis; purging: also cathartical n. [LL catharticum] a medicine for stimulating evacuation of the bowels; purgative SYN. PHYSIC …   English World dictionary

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