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expurgatorial
[ ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
/ ɪkˌspɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /
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adjective
pertaining to an expurgator or to expurgation.
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Origin of expurgatorial
First recorded in 1800–10; expurgator(y) + -ial
Words nearby expurgatorial
expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial, expurgatory, expwy, exquisite, exquisitely, exr.
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