expostulatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of expostulatory
First recorded in 1580–90; expostulate + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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The fact is, I have not seen your "Expostulatory Epistle" to him.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
He attacked the Count in a fiery pamphlet, entitled, "An Expostulatory Letter to Count Zinzendorf."
From A History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, Joseph Edmund
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