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ablutive

ablutive adjective: ablutionary, intended for or engaged in abluting.

Adjective

ablutive

  1. Ablutionary, intended for or engaged in abluting.
    • Groceries of all kinds will probably come from Winnipeg in large quantities at a time, soap included, for the use of which ablutive water may be found conveniently, or otherwise — possibly the latter, but probably the former, […]1900, John Wilton Cuninghame Haldane, 3800 Miles Across Canada, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, page 173
    • […] ; and as many other ablutive and restorative amenities as could be packed into the huge complex.1992, Brian Daley, The Han Solo Adventures, Lucasbooks, →ISBN, page 399

Origin of ablutive

From ablute + -ive.

Questions about ablutive

What does ablutive mean?
Ablutive means ablutionary, intended for or engaged in abluting.
What part of speech is ablutive?
Ablutive is an adjective.

Words near ablutive in the dictionary

  1. ablution blocks
  2. ablutionary
  3. ablutioner
  4. ablutioners
  5. ablutions
  6. ablutive
  7. ablutomania
  8. ablutomanias
  9. ablutophilia
  10. ablutophobe
  11. ablutophobes

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