(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:20:44

Spo"li*a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. spoliatif.]

Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. Med., serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.

 

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