terminatory

American

[tur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈtɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

pertaining to or forming the extremity or boundary; terminal; terminating.

Etymology

Origin of terminatory

First recorded in 1750–60; terminate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

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The coast has a singular configuration beyond the Morro de Tigua, the terminatory point of the group of little mountains which rise like islands from the plain.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

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