SPOLIATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

spoliative (comparative more spoliative, superlative most spoliative)

Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.

(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.

Source: Wiktionary


Spo"li*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spoliatif.]

Definition: Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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