ejaculatory

[ ih-jak-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of an exclamatory utterance.

  2. Physiology. pertaining to ejaculation.

Origin of ejaculatory

1
First recorded in 1635–45; ejaculate + -ory1
  • Also e·jac·u·la·tive [ih-jak-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv]. /ɪˈdʒæk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv/.

Other words from ejaculatory

  • non·e·jac·u·la·to·ry, adjective

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How to use ejaculatory in a sentence

  • Thackeray speaking thus in ejaculatory sentences indicative of his gratitude and of his admiration!