salutatory

[ suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.

noun,plural sa·lu·ta·to·ries.
  1. a welcoming address, especially one given at the beginning of commencement exercises in some U.S. high schools and colleges by the salutatorian.

Origin of salutatory

1
1635–45; <Medieval Latin salūtātōrius, equivalent to Latin salūtā(re) to salute + -tōrius-tory1

Other words from salutatory

  • sa·lu·ta·to·ri·ly, adverb
  • un·sa·lu·ta·to·ry, adjective

Words Nearby salutatory

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How to use salutatory in a sentence

  • From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutatory purpose.

  • The worthy man bowed, bestowed a salutatory roll of his eyes on Mr. Stuyvesant, and stood deferentially waiting.

    The Sword of Damocles | Anna Katharine Green
  • The salutatory of the Dial, dated 1840, stated the case against the national mugginess clearly.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
  • However she received Gibson's salutatory remark she gave no hint of her feeling in the tone of her voice.

    Spring Street | James H. Richardson
  • Just what was the decisive consideration, he reveals in his salutatory address in the Liberator.

    William Lloyd Garrison | Archibald H. Grimke

British Dictionary definitions for salutatory

salutatory

/ (səˈluːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a salutation

Derived forms of salutatory

  • salutatorily, adverb

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