excusatory

American

[ik-skyoo-zuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪkˈskyu zəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

serving or intended to excuse.

excusatory British

/ -trɪ, ɪkˈskjuːzətərɪ /

adjective

tending to or intended to excuse; apologetic

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Etymology

Origin of excusatory

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin excūsātōrius, equivalent to Late Latin excūsā ( re ) to excuse + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

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And for once Dorothy dropped her excusatory attitude towards her friend.

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One sees a twinge of conscience in the clause in parentheses, as excusatory of themselves to posterity.

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The really excusatory causes are such as are grounded in what is just.

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Substance of a letter excusatory from Mr. Lovelace.

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To this petition Jupiter's answer was excusatory, that all the places and offices of his house were bestowed.

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