abstersive
[ ab-stur-siv ]
adjective
Origin of abstersive
11400–50; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin abstersīvus, equivalent to Latin absters(us), past participle of abstergēre (see abstergent) + -īvus-ive
Other words from abstersive
- ab·ster·sive·ness, noun
Words Nearby abstersive
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