- exterminatory
- adjective Date: 1790 of, relating to, or marked by extermination
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Exterminatory — Ex*ter mi*na*to*ry, a. Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate. Exterminatory war. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exterminatory — index disastrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
exterminatory — [ek stʉr′mə nāt΄iv, ik stʉr′mə nāt΄iv, ek stʉr′mə nə tiv, ik stʉr′mə nə tivek stʉr′mə nə tôr΄ē, ik stʉr′mə nə tôr΄ē] adj. exterminating or tending to exterminate: also exterminative [ek stʉr′mə nāt΄iv, ik stʉr′mə nāt΄iv, ek stʉr′mə nə tiv, ik… … English World dictionary
exterminatory — nəˌtōrē, tȯr , ri adjective : of, relating to, or marked by extermination an exterminatory war : tending to exterminate harsh exterminatory political moves … Useful english dictionary
exterminatory — exterminate ► VERB ▪ destroy completely; eradicate. DERIVATIVES extermination noun exterminator noun exterminatory adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «drive out»: from Latin exterminare, from terminus boundary … English terms dictionary
exterminatory — /ik sterr meuh neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. serving or tending to exterminate. Also, exterminative /ik sterr meuh nay tiv/. [1780 90; EXTERMINATE + ORY1] * * * … Universalium
exterminatory — adjective relating to or marked by extermination … Wiktionary
exterminatory — adj. of or pertaining to extermination … English contemporary dictionary
exterminatory — ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry … English syllables
exterminatory — ex•ter•mi•na•to•ry [[t]ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] also ex•ter•mi•na•tive [[t] ˌneɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. serving or tending to exterminate • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
