Ex‐pur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. “Expurgatory animadversions.” Sir T. Browne.
Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Ex‐pur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. “Expurgatory animadversions.” Sir T. Browne.
Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.