ablutive

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English

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Etymology

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From ablute +‎ -ive.

Adjective

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ablutive

  1. Ablutionary, intended for or engaged in abluting.
    • 1900, John Wilton Cuninghame Haldane, 3800 Miles Across Canada, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, page 173:
      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, []
    • 1992, Brian Daley, The Han Solo Adventures, Lucasbooks, →ISBN, page 399:
      [] ; and as many other ablutive and restorative amenities as could be packed into the huge complex.
    • 1997, Eric Chevillard, The Crab Nebula, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 43:
      He puts a pan of milk on the stove and attends to his ablutive splashings, forgetting to keep an eye on the milk, which boils over; []

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Latin

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Adjective

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ablūtīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of ablūtīvus