Question

purgative I'm afraid my ten-year-old discovered the purgative effect of too many apples after a lazy afternoon in the orchard. purgative*

Accepted Answer

(1) Cleansing or purifying, especially from sin. (2) Causing a significant looseness of the bowels. Purgative can be used as a noun as well as an adjective. For centuries, doctors prescribed purgatives—that is, laxatives—for all kinds of ailments, not knowing anything better to do. Physical cleansing has always reminded people of emotional and spiritual cleansing, as expressed in the saying “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” So we may say, for example, that confession has a purgative effect on the soul. Some psychologists used to claim that expressing your anger is purgative; but in fact it may generally be no better for your emotional life than taking a laxative, and can sometimes really foul things up

word	purgative
definition	(1) Cleansing or purifying, especially from sin. (2) Causing a significant looseness of the bowels.
eg_sentence	I'm afraid my ten-year-old discovered the purgative effect of too many apples after a lazy afternoon in the orchard.
explanation	Purgative can be used as a noun as well as an adjective. For centuries, doctors prescribed purgatives—that is, laxatives—for all kinds of ailments, not knowing anything better to do. Physical cleansing has always reminded people of emotional and spiritual cleansing, as expressed in the saying “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” So we may say, for example, that confession has a purgative effect on the soul. Some psychologists used to claim that expressing your anger is purgative; but in fact it may generally be no better for your emotional life than taking a laxative, and can sometimes really foul things up
IPA	purgative*

Purgative Cleansing Effect Emotional Purifying Sin Causing Significant