exclamatory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈsklæmətərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik sklam′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•clam•a•to•ry  (ik sklam′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. using, containing, or expressing exclamation:an exclamatory sentence.
  2. pertaining to exclamation.
  • Latin exclāmāt(us) called out (see exclamation) + -ory1
  • 1585–95
ex•clam′a•to′ri•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exclamatory / ɪkˈsklæmətərɪ -trɪ/
  1. using, containing, or relating to exclamations
'exclamatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
but - damn - damnation - ecphonesis - ejaculation - ejaculatory - exclam. - expletive - fuck - glory - gracious - heaven - if - lord - what - zooks

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