abstersive
[ ab-stur-siv ]
/ æbˈstɜr sɪv /
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adjective
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Origin of abstersive
1400–50; 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, nounWords nearby abstersive
abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstr., abstract
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