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minoratyve

minoratyve is the obsolete spelling of minorative.

Meaning of minorative

Adjective

minorative (not comparable)

  1. That diminishes or attenuates
  2. (obsolete) Gently laxative.
    • Clysters sometymes do supplye the rowme of minoratyve medicines.1543, Bartholomew Traheron (translator), Joannes de Vigo (author), The Most Excellent Workes of Chirurgerye, book IX, addendum, page 225

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Questions about minoratyve

What is minoratyve the obsolete spelling of?
Minoratyve is the obsolete spelling of minorative.

Words near minoratyve in the dictionary

  1. minorating
  2. minoration
  3. minorations
  4. minorative
  5. minoratives
  6. minoratyve
  7. Minorca
  8. Minorcan
  9. Minorcans
  10. Minorcas
  11. minorder

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