- amendatory
- adjective Etymology: amend + -atory (as in emendatory) Date: circa 1828 corrective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
amendatory
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amendatory — amen·da·to·ry /ə men də ˌtōr ē/ adj: intended or serving to amend an amendatory endorsement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. amendatory … Law dictionary
Amendatory — A*mend a*to*ry, a. Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amendatory — ☆ amendatory [ə men′də tôr΄ē ] adj. tending or serving to amend; corrective … English World dictionary
amendatory — adjective effecting amendment added amendatory phrases to the text • Similar to: ↑bettering • Derivationally related forms: ↑amend … Useful english dictionary
amendatory — /euh men deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. serving to amend; corrective. [1780 90, Amer.; < LL emendatorius (with a for e from AMEND). See EMENDATOR, TORY1] * * * … Universalium
amendatory — adjective For the purpose of amending or correction … Wiktionary
amendatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to correct: corrective, emendatory, reformative, reformatory, remedial. See CORRECT … English dictionary for students
amendatory — adj. of amendment; of improvement … English contemporary dictionary
amendatory — amend·a·to·ry … English syllables
amendatory — a•mend•a•tory [[t]əˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. serving to amend; corrective • Etymology: 1780–90, amer.; < LL ēmendātōrius (with a for e from amend). See emend, tory I … From formal English to slang
