spoliative

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adjective

Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.

“spoliative bloodletting”

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Meanings

adjectivespoliative (comparative more spoliative, superlative most spoliative)

comparative more spoliative · superlative most spoliative

  1. Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
    1. datedmedicineServing to diminish the amount of blood in the body.

      spoliative bloodletting

Origin

Compare French spoliatif.

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APA

spoliative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoliative

MLA

“spoliative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoliative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoliative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoliative.

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