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-atory
suffix forming adjectives
- of, relating to, characterized by, or serving to
explanatory
exploratory
circulatory
migratory
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -atory1
from Latin -ātōrius; see -ate 1, -ory ²
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Example Sentences
Advis′atory (rare); Advised′, cautious: deliberate, as in well-advised and ill-advised.
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Feud′ary, Feud′atory, holding lands or power by a feudal tenure—also ns.
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Hab′ilable (Carlyle), capable of being clothed; Habil′atory, having reference to dressing.
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Hortative, hort′a-tiv, adj. inciting: encouraging: giving advice—also Hort′atory.
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Cement′atory, Cementi′tious, having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly.
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