introductory

American  

[in-truh-duhk-tuh-ree] / ˌɪn trəˈdʌk tə ri /

Sometimes introductive

adjective

1. serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning.

   an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.

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introductory British  

/ ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. serving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory

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Related Words

See preliminary.

Other Word Forms

• introductorily adverb
• introductoriness noun
• subintroductive adjective
• subintroductory adjective
• unintroductive adjective
• unintroductory adjective

Etymology

Origin of introductory

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin intrōductōrius, equivalent to Latin intrōduc-, variant stem of intrōdūcere ( introduce ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

But this only works when paired with a clear plan to pay off the debt while the APR is 0% during the introductory period, which is usually 12 to 15 months.

From MarketWatch

Or as Mr. Isbell puts it in the introductory video welcoming visitors: “You can’t make this stuff up. This is country. This is soul.”

From The Wall Street Journal

We are prepared for these stunning images by an introductory, chronological selection that begins with a few of Renoir’s earliest surviving drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a letter to critic George Jean Nathan, he described the conclusion as “merely the comma at the end of a gaudy introductory clause, with the body of the sentence still unwritten.”

From Los Angeles Times

The conglomerates lure subscribers with low introductory prices, only to jack them up once a customer is inside their walled gardens.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• inaugural
• preparatory