adj
Meaning 1
Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expulsory
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
expulsive
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History
Etymology
From Latin expulsīvus. By surface analysis, expulse + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изхвърлящ (izhvǎrljašt) — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Finnish: poistava — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Finnish: erottava — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- French: expulsif — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Italian: espulsivo — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Latin: expulsīvus — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Latin: expulsorius — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- Spanish: expulsivo — tending to expel or resulting in expulsion