catharticalness

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• Catharticalness — Cathartic Ca*thar tic, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. [1913 Webster] Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cathartic — cathartically, adv. catharticalness, n. /keuh thahr tik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to catharsis. 2. Also, cathartical. evacuating the bowels; purgative. n. 3. a purgative. [1605 15; < LL catharticus < Gk kathartikós fit for cleansing. See… …   Universalium