recommendatory
Americanadjective
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serving to recommend; recommending.
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serving as or being a recommendation.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of recommendatory
1605–15; < Medieval Latin recommendāt ( us ) ( see recommendation) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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But the singer says he isn't through with the recommendatory sciences.
From BusinessWeek • Apr. 8, 2010
His works were to be edited on similar lines to those of the poets of Rowe’s time, with the appendage of a life and a recommendatory preface.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by Poel, William
A treatise on “the New Poetry,” or “the Reformed Verse,” for it assumed this distinction, was expressly composed by William Webbe, recommendatory of this “Reformation of our English verse.”
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Any poor sufferer can have immediate attention without a recommendatory note, but applicants requiring special operations must be provided with a note of introduction from a governor.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
For this reason, recommendatory or precatory words used in a bequest are frequently treated as an express direction.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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