† exˈpugnative, a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. expugnāt-, ppl. stem of expugnāre: see expugn and -ive. Cf. OF. expugnatif, -ive.]
Tending to take by storm; tending to drive out.
| c 1630 Jackson Creed iv. iii. ix. Wks. III. 466 The expugnative or expulsive force. |