negatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of negatory
From the Late Latin word negātōrius, dating back to 1570–80. See negate, -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Commissioners arch their eyebrows, with negatory sniff: who is this young gentleman with more wit than we all?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
I sometimes dream of a better world, where pipe, pouch, and matches all keep together instead of being mutually negatory.
From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Dane made a negatory gesture, but Ormond anticipated his answer.
From The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss
And, in these current weeks, in Soltikof's audience-room, if anybody were curious about it, we could present a very lively solicitation going on, with answers very gruff and negatory.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Thomas Carlyle
I fling on my coat, forgetting even the waistcoat, nothing on my feet but slippers; and say to him'—And he, alas, answers mere negatory incoherences, panic interjections.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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