incantatory
/ (ɪnˈkæntətrɪ) /
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adjective
relating to or having the characteristics of an incantation
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Words nearby incantatory
incandesce, incandescence, incandescent, incandescent lamp, incantation, incantatory, incapable, incapacitant, incapacitate, incapacitated, incapacitation
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How to use incantatory in a sentence
He conducts this ceremony with the greatest solemnity, occasionally pronouncing these incantatory words, "Plate or shell, sah?"
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")I then perceived for the first time in my life the mysterious, incantatory, supernatural powers of great eloquence.
The Wrack of the Storm|Maurice Maeterlinck