CATHARTIC

cathartic, evacuant, purgative

(adjective) strongly laxative

cathartic, releasing

(adjective) emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

cathartic, psychotherapeutic

(adjective) emotionally purging

purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient

(noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

cathartic (comparative more cathartic, superlative most cathartic)

Purgative; inducing (mental or physical) catharsis

That releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience

Noun

cathartic (plural cathartics)

(medicine) A laxative.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ca*thar"tic, Ca*thar"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. chaste.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.

Ca*thar"tic, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.

Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations.

– Ca*thar"tic*al*ly, adv.

– Ca*thar"tic*al*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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