Meanings
adjectiveexpulsive (comparative more expulsive, superlative most expulsive)
comparative more expulsive · superlative most expulsive
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
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Origin
- Latinexpulsīvus
- Englishexpulsive
From Latin expulsīvus. By surface analysis, expulse + -ive.
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Bulgarian изхвърлящ
- изхвърлящ (izhvărljašt)tending to expel or resulting in expulsion
Finnish poistava, erottava
- poistavatending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- erottavatending to expel or resulting in expulsion
French expulsif
- expulsiftending to expel or resulting in expulsion
Italian espulsivo
- espulsivotending to expel or resulting in expulsion
Latin expulsīvus, expulsorius
- expulsīvustending to expel or resulting in expulsion
- expulsoriustending to expel or resulting in expulsion
Spanish expulsivo
- expulsivotending to expel or resulting in expulsion
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APA
expulsive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expulsive
MLA
“expulsive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expulsive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expulsive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expulsive.
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