Negatory

//ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Negative, negating. not-comparable

    "negatory prefix"

Synonyms

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contradictorycontrarynegativenegativenoopposing

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

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