extenuatory

[ik-sten-yoo-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. tending to extenuate; characterized by extenuation; extenuating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extenuatory¹

From the Late Latin word extenuātōrius, dating back to 1800–10. See extenuate, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

No discussion was even invited with the German ambassador over the case, and Count von Bernstorff apparently did not want to make his usual extenuatory or defensive pleas.

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And, having given this humorous twist to his argument, he glides off into extenuatory matter.

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