Definitions

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  • Obstructive.

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  • adjective obsolete Obstructive.

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  • adjective obsolete Obstructive.

Etymologies

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Compare French opilatif. See oppilate.

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Examples

  • Dr. Zambelli first gave him oppilative remedies, and, seeing his mistake, he tried to mend it by administering castoreum, which sent his patient into convulsions and killed him.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • Dr. Zambelli first gave him oppilative remedies, and, seeing his mistake, he tried to mend it by administering castoreum, which sent his patient into convulsions and killed him.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 01: Childhood Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • Dr. Zambelli first gave him oppilative remedies, and, seeing his mistake, he tried to mend it by administering castoreum, which sent his patient into convulsions and killed him.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

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