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exterminatory
[ ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
serving or tending to exterminate.
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Also ex·ter·mi·na·tive [ik-stur-muh-ney-tiv]. /ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪ tɪv/.
Origin of exterminatory
First recorded in 1780–90; exterminate + -ory1
OTHER WORDS FROM exterminatory
non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive, adjectivenon·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby exterminatory
exterior angle, exteriority, exteriorize, exterminate, exterminator, exterminatory, extermine, extern, external, External Affairs, external auditory meatus
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How to use exterminatory in a sentence
Against this new, this growing, this exterminatory system, all these churches have a common concern to defend themselves.
Forward, ye well-drilled exterminatory men; with your artillery-waggons, and camp kettles jingling.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle