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applicatory

American  
[ap-li-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, uh-plik-uh-] / ˈæp lɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, əˈplɪk ə- /

adjective

  1. fitted for application or use; practical.

applicatory British  
/ ˈæplɪkətərɪ /

adjective

  1. suitable for application

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Other Word Forms

  • applicatorily adverb
  • nonapplicatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of applicatory

1530–40; applicate ( applicative ) + -ory 1

Example Sentences

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Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.

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Some of his most impressive sermons were formed entirely on the applicatory plan—some of them founded on Scripture inquiries, such as, "What think ye of Christ?"

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The applicatory method bears somewhat the same relation to the method of studying books and hearing lectures that exercises in practical navigation bear to the study of the theory.

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In the practical and applicatory parts of his discourse he was peculiarly striking.

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