conclusory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of conclusory
First recorded in 1840–50; see origin at conclusive, -ory 1
Example Sentences
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And when they reunite, rotating in a slow-dance embrace with Fredericks’s feet on top of Pitts’s, it feels conclusory.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Officials have to demonstrate specific harm that would come from release of specific documents, rather than broad, conclusory allegations.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022
Over its 20-minute run, Mazzoli conjures penitential processions, “melting hymns,” spells cast over broken bones and a conclusory ascent to the heavens.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022
It called her allegations conclusory and said she mischaracterized documents.
From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021
My remarks then, which will be thus conclusory, relate to two different sorts of persons.
From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 by Clarkson, Thomas
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