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kathartic

kathartic is the alternative form of cathartic.

Meaning of cathartic

Adjective

cathartic (comparative more cathartic, superlative most cathartic)

  1. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
    • Shaving, my favorite activity, is very cathartic.
  2. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience.
    • "So, there are real opportunities to create real change with enforcement." Prosser describes how some of that change is also cathartic to those who have been directly affected by incidents on the railway, such as the families who have lost loved ones.2023 November 1, Ian Prosser talks to Stefanie Foster, “Safety Mission: Possible”, in RAIL, number 995, page 37

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Forms of kathartic

comparativemore kathartic
superlativemost kathartic

Questions about kathartic

What is kathartic the alternative form of?
Kathartic is the alternative form of cathartic.

Words near kathartic in the dictionary

  1. katharobic
  2. katharometer
  3. katharometers
  4. katharses
  5. katharsis
  6. kathartic
  7. kathas
  8. kathenotheism
  9. kathenotheist
  10. kathenotheistic
  11. kathenotheists

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