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Definition of Lacerative
1. a. Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors.
Definition of Lacerative
1. Adjective. Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lacerative
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacerative
Literary usage of Lacerative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Homoeopathic domestic medicine by Joseph Laurie (1883)
"... recurring or becoming aggravated with every fall of temperature; gout and
rheumatism; tearing pains on one side of the head; burning or lacerative pains ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"... and its dental characters indicate a high degree of efficiency of both the
lacerative and of the biting functions. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"lacerative, (las'-ser-a-tiv) a. Tearing; having the power to tear. LACHES, (lauh -11)
ns A law term, signifying negligence or slackness. ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"¡Lade, lade. s. the mouth of a river—v. lacerative, las'ser-a-tlv. a. tearing (Lady,
li'dê. s. a female title of honour Lachrymal, ..."
5. The Methodist Review (1899)
"In Arthur Dimmesdale conscience is lacerative. In Jean Valjean conscience is
regulative, creative, constructive. Jean Valjean is conscience, and conscience ..."
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