Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Spoliative — Spo li*a*tive (sp[=o] l[i^]*[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. spoliatif.] Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibly the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoliative — spōˈliātive adjective Serving to take away or diminish • • • Main Entry: ↑spoliate … Useful english dictionary
Spoliatory — Spo li*a*to*ry (sp[=o] l[i^]*[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^]), a. Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoliation — noun a) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. b) Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. See Also: despoil, despolation, spoil, spoliate,… … Wiktionary
spoliation — [ spɔljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1425; lat. spoliatio ♦ Didact. Action de spolier; son résultat. « Les acquéreurs se feraient [...] complices de la spoliation » (Romains). ● spoliation nom féminin (latin spoliatio) Littéraire. Action de déposséder par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
spoliation — /spoʊliˈeɪʃən/ (say spohlee ayshuhn) noun the act of spoiling, plundering, or despoiling. {Middle English spoliacio(u)n, from Latin spoliātio} –spoliative /ˈspoʊliətɪv/ (say spohleeuhtiv), adjective –spoliator /ˈspoʊlieɪtə/ (say spohleeaytuh),… …
thieving — / thievish [adj] criminal crooked, cunning, dishonest, fraudulent, furtive, kleptomaniacal*, larcenous, light fingered*, pilfering, piratic*, plunderous, predatory, rapacious, secretive, sly, spoliative, stealthy, stickyfingered*; concept 401 Ant … New thesaurus
thievish — thieving / thievish [adj] criminal crooked, cunning, dishonest, fraudulent, furtive, kleptomaniacal*, larcenous, light fingered*, pilfering, piratic*, plunderous, predatory, rapacious, secretive, sly, spoliative, stealthy, stickyfingered*;… … New thesaurus
spoliation — n. pillage. ♦ spoliative, a. robbing; diminishing. ♦ spoliator, n. robber. ♦ spoliatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
