Obliterative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Obliterative is an adjective meaning Tending or serving to obliterate.
Meaning
Tending or serving to obliterate.
More Meanings
- Tending or serving to hide or deny.
- (medicine) Causing a passageway to become completely closed off.
Example Sentences
Applying conventional obliterative paint over graffiti is undesirable for several reasons.
The obliterative stage is a natural process of erasing old facts, which frees the mind for new things.
The transaction is not one of indifference to sin, or obliterative of the distinction between righteousness and unrighteousness.
In the case of true obliterative appendicitis, however, the opposed surfaces of the lumen have become firmly united to each other, and the obliterating band is absolutely impervious.
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