DEJECTORY

Etymology

Adjective

dejectory (comparative more dejectory, superlative most dejectory)

Having power, or tending, to cast down.

Promoting evacuations by stool.

Source: Wiktionary


De*jec"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dejector a dejecter.]

1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.

2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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