abstersive
[ ab-stur-siv ]
/ æbˈstɜr sɪv /
adjective
Origin of abstersive
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin
abstersīvus, equivalent to Latin
absters(us), past participle of
abstergēre (see
abstergent) +
-īvus
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM abstersive
ab·ster·sive·ness, nounWords nearby abstersive
abstainer,
abstemious,
abstention,
abstentionism,
abstergent,
abstersive,
abstinence,
abstinence syndrome,
abstinence theory,
abstr.,
abstract