cathartically

adjective

1. of or relating to catharsis.
2. Also ca·thar·ti·cal. evacuating the bowels; purgative.

noun

3. a purgative.

adjective

1. purgative
2. effecting catharsis

noun

3. a purgative drug or agent

adj.

1610s, of medicines, from Latin catharticus, from Greek kathartikos “fit for cleansing, purgative,” from katharsis “purging, cleansing” (see catharsis). General sense is from 1670s. Related: Cathartical.

adj.

1. Inducing catharsis; purgative.

n.

1. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.