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sputative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Inclined to spit; spitting very much.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • a. 1639, Henry Wotton, letter to Doctor C. I could pick out any counsell to allay that sputative Symptome which yet remaineth upon me from my obstructions of the Splene

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