educatory

American

[ej-oo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈɛdʒ ʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

educative.

educatory British

/ ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪtərɪ, -trɪ, -trɪ, ˈɛdjʊkətərɪ /

adjective

educative or educational

an educatory procedure

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Other Word Forms

noneducatory

adjective

Etymology

Origin of educatory

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

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“It needed to be affordable for consumers and something that’s an educatory gin. Something that had a traditional element, but tells the story of London Dry Gin and London’s history with gin.”

From Forbes • Apr. 17, 2015

In other days, the canvass which preceded elections was educatory.

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various

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