negatory

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12
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13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/(US)
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/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/(US) · /ˈnɛɡət(ə)ɹi/(UK)

Definition of negatory

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Negative; negating.
    “negatory prefix”
    “No negative Words are necessary here, because the qualifying Words will be absolutely negatory, if they do not imply an Exclusion of the superior Courts.”
    “In any case, a negatory action may be brought only for a single instance of violation.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Negative; negating.
    “negatory prefix”
    “No negative Words are necessary here, because the qualifying Words will be absolutely negatory, if they do not imply an Exclusion of the superior Courts.”
    “In any case, a negatory action may be brought only for a single instance of violation.”

noun

  1. No.
    “Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sake's, you better back off another ten.”
    “Dolores... was asking if he had crossed the Penobscot River in Medway yet. "That's a negatory on that one, Darlin'."”

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.

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