declinatory

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di klī′nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•clin•a•tory  (di klī′nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. expressing refusal;
    implying declination.
  • Medieval Latin dēclīnātōrius, equivalent. to Latin dēclīnā(re) (see decline) + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1665–75


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