pulsative

English

Etymology

From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus.

Adjective

pulsative (comparative more pulsative, superlative most pulsative)

1. Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing. [from 14th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 73:

     It was this vital spirit which was mainly responsible for creating the pulsative power within the coats of the artery.