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flagellative

adj

Etymology

From flagellate + -ive.

  1. borrowed from flagellātus
  2. suffixed as flagellative — “flagellate + ive”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to flagellation

    Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.

    • He then minutely recounted the particulars of her enchantment, together with what he had seen in the cave of Montesinos, and the means prescribed by Merlin for her restoration, namely, Sancho's flagellative penance.

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