expurgatory
/ɛkˈspɜːrɡəˌtɔːri/
adjective
- Having the purpose or effect of removing offensive or objectionable material; serving to expurgate.
- The film studio's expurgatory policy required all profanity to be removed.
- The expurgatory notes in the margin explained why certain passages were cut.
- The publisher issued an expurgatory edition of the classic novel for young readers.