modificatory

[mod-uh-fi-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

modifying.

Sometimes mod·i·fi·ca·tive [mod-uh-fi-key-tiv] /ˈmɒd ə fɪˌkeɪ tɪv/.

Origin of modificatory

1815–25; < Latin modificāt(us) (see modification) + -ory¹

Related formsnon·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjectivenon·mod·i·fi·ca·to·ry, adjectiveun·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjective

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