First Known Use: 1764
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amendatory
adjective amen·da·to·ry \ə-ˈmen-də-ˌtȯr-ē\
Definition of AMENDATORY
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Origin of AMENDATORY
amend + -atory (as in emendatory)
Related to AMENDATORY
- Synonyms
- corrective, rectifying, remedial, remedying, reformative, reformatory
Rhymes with AMENDATORY
accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory
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