cathartic.

A drug, herb, or other agent administered as a strong laxative is termed a cathartic.

Halley's Comment 2008

A drug, herb, or other agent administered as a strong laxative is termed a cathartic.

Halley's Comment 2008

Syrup of Buckthorn is made of thefe berries, and is well known as a cathartic.

Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical Treatise 1785

"You make fun of yourself and you laugh and it's kind of cathartic."

Camille Grammer Talks $#*! — and Real Housewives Future 2011

She says her outbursts have been, quote, "cathartic."

CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2007 2007

I mean, people who go and see my stand up recently especially -- I talk about it a lot in my act just because it's kind of cathartic.

CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2006 2006

And a lot of people describe it as kind of cathartic.

CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2006 2006

And it is almost, in some respects, kind of cathartic.

CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2003 2003

The sense of normalcy that comes with just sitting in meetings with the guys is really kind of cathartic.

New Orleans Saints Central 2010

The sense of normalcy that comes with just sitting in meetings with the guys is really kind of cathartic.

New Orleans Saints Central 2010