depilatory
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- adjective
- /ˈdɛpɪləˌtɔri/
- Specialized
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depilatorio
- I also noticed that this same stand had a red plastic drum marked "depilatory waste" sitting off to one side, right next to a nearly identical red plastic drum from which the vendor next door was scooping powder to make hot chocolate.
- depilatory cream
Examples
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The kind of legs you see in commercials for depilatory cream.
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How much would you pay for a depilatory body sugaring?
Fiction book (1995) -
- Andy, can you say depilatory?
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She's dull, and she needs a week at depilatory camp.
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Last week, in a quest to go more than a day with smooth legs, I even tried the infamously smelly depilatory cream, Nair.
Blog text (20) -
In the bathroom, he used a depilatory powder to remove the stubble from his face, then carefully brushed his teeth and gargled with Lavoris.
Fiction book (2000) -
She couldn't handle the least spot or blemish, especially on her own body, which she rubbed from head to toe regularly with depilatory creams to remove every strand of hair.
Fiction book (2002) -
She used a depilatory cream to achieve smooth, hairless skin for the summer.
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Many people prefer using depilatory products over shaving for longer-lasting results.
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He recommended a gentle depilatory solution for those with sensitive skin.
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Morphology
depilatory = depilate (semi-transparent) = de + pil + atory
Derived from the verb 'depilate' with the productive suffix '-atory', yielding an adjective meaning 'able to remove hair'.
Etymology
Depilatory comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and pilus 'hair', so as an adjective it describes something that removes hair, like a cream that leaves skin smooth and hairless.