Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purgatively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
purga-tive-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a purgative manner; so as to purge.

Etymology

From purgative + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more purgatively (comparative) most purgatively (superlative)

Questions

What does purgatively mean?
In a purgative manner; so as to purge.
Where does purgatively come from?
From purgative + -ly.

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