cathartic
of or relating to catharsis.
Also ca·thar·ti·cal. evacuating the bowels; purgative.
a purgative.
Origin of cathartic
1Other words for cathartic
Other words from cathartic
- ca·thar·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- ca·thar·ti·cal·ness, noun
- hy·per·ca·thar·tic, adjective
- non·ca·thar·tic, adjective, noun
- non·ca·thar·ti·cal, adjective
- sem·i·ca·thar·tic, adjective
- un·ca·thar·tic, adjective
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How to use cathartic in a sentence
They produce a magnificent chemistry that not only gives the audience full understanding of the love they exude for each other, but also a cathartic desire to be one of them.
‘Firebird’ is an instantly classic LGBTQ love story | Rob Watson | August 24, 2021 | Washington BladeIt’s true that high-intensity workouts can give you cathartic release through a rush of positive emotions and clarity.
It’ll be really cathartic to get to play certain songs again.
Perhaps disgust is cathartic to enjoy when there’s no real threat of contamination, just like it’s cathartic to feel the rush of heart-pounding thrillers or tragedies.
I also appreciated that Cassie’s death paid off one of the ideas that Promising Young Woman laid out early on, which is that her revenge was not going to be cathartic and sexy.
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There was something cathartic about deleting this 2,500-word monster of a farewell, and resolving to live.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSomeone once asked me, did I find writing personally cathartic.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe acknowledgment of these crimes, which came as part of an amnesty for them, was a cathartic moment for El Salvador.
It was a cathartic moment for the brand, though far from a guarantee to help restore it to its glory days.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine | Alex Suskind | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn that way that was cathartic too, to sort of stitch up all those pieces and see how that is.
Richard Blanco’s Gay Latino Poet Survival Kit | William O’Connor | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe latter is an active emeto-cathartic, and is abundant on swampy grounds throughout the Southern States.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonSometimes, a gentle cathartic may be needful; but it is best first to try fasting.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther Beechercathartic medicine should not be administered the first, the third, or any other day after confinement, unless it is needed.
The Physical Life of Woman: | Dr. George H NapheysThe cathartic waters are the most numerous and the most extensively used.
Saratoga and How to See It | R. F. DearbornTwo or three glasses in the morning is the dose as a cathartic.
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British Dictionary definitions for cathartic
/ (kəˈθɑːtɪk) /
purgative
effecting catharsis
a purgative drug or agent
Derived forms of cathartic
- cathartically, adverb
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