Ex*pur"ga*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]

Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying.

"Expurgatory animadversions."

Sir T. Browne.

Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.