| Abstersive | a. [ Cf. F. abstersif. See Absterge. ] Cleansing; purging. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abstersive | n. Something cleansing. [ 1913 Webster ] The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abstersiveness | n. The quality of being abstersive. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] |