exterminatory
[ ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
adjective
serving or tending to exterminate.
Words nearby exterminatory
exterior angle, exteriority, exteriorize, exterminate, exterminator, exterminatory, extermine, extern, external, external acoustic pore, external affairs
Also ex·ter·mi·na·tive [ik-stur-muh-ney-tiv] /ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪ tɪv/.
Origin of exterminatory
OTHER WORDS FROM exterminatory
non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive, adjectivenon·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for exterminatory
Against this new, this growing, this exterminatory system, all these churches have a common concern to defend themselves.