Spoliative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]