expurgatorial
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of expurgatorial
First recorded in 1800–10; expurgator(y) + -ial
Example Sentences
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But why go on with this expurgatorial catalogue?
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
Enough to know that, under his expurgatorial finger, our beloved and bosom friend, William Shakspere, was the first to suffer.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms
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