In a manner that cleanses or washes away; with cleansing or purifying action.
From 'detersive' (having cleansing quality) plus the adverb suffix '-ly.' Rare and archaic.
When historical doctors describe treating a wound 'detersively,' they meant scrubbing it thoroughly—a painful but necessary process before antibiotics existed!
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