tory: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tory
- territory«Word Popularity Bar5/5
territory
- noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
territorial dominion; district; dominion.
- noun an area of knowledge or interest
- his questions covered a lot of territory
- noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- story5/5
story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- laboratory5/5
laboratory
- noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
science laboratory; science lab; research laboratory; research lab; lab.
- noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
testing ground.
- the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories
- Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism
- noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- regulatory5/5
regulatory
- adjective satellite restricting according to rules or principles
regulative.
- a regulatory gene
- adjective satellite restricting according to rules or principles
- inflammatory5/5
inflammatory
- adjective satellite characterized or caused by inflammation
- an inflammatory process
- an inflammatory response
- adjective satellite arousing to action or rebellion
rabble-rousing; incitive; incendiary; instigative; seditious.
- adjective satellite characterized or caused by inflammation
- mandatory5/5
mandatory
- noun the recipient of a mandate
mandatary.
- noun a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
mandate.
- noun the recipient of a mandate
- history5/5
history
- noun the aggregate of past events
- a critical time in the school's history
- noun a record or narrative description of past events
account; story; chronicle.
- a history of France
- he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
- the story of exposure to lead
- noun the aggregate of past events
- victory5/5
victory
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
triumph.
- a narrow victory
- the general always gets credit for his army's victory
- clinched a victory
- convincing victory
- the agreement was a triumph for common sense
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
- inventory5/5
inventory
- noun a detailed list of all the items in stock
stock list.
- noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand
stock.
- they carried a vast inventory of hardware
- they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
- noun a detailed list of all the items in stock
- factory5/5
factory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- directory5/5
directory
- noun an alphabetical list of names and addresses
- noun (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
- noun an alphabetical list of names and addresses
- respiratory5/5
respiratory
- adjective pertaining to respiration
- respiratory assistance
- adjective pertaining to respiration
- statutory5/5
statutory
- adjective relating to or created by statutes
- statutory matters
- statutory law
- adjective satellite prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
- statutory restrictions
- a statutory age limit
- statutory crimes
- statutory rape
- adjective relating to or created by statutes
- satisfactory5/5
satisfactory
- adjective giving satisfaction
- satisfactory living conditions
- his grades were satisfactory
- adjective satellite meeting requirements
acceptable.
- the step makes a satisfactory seat
- adjective giving satisfaction
- contradictory5/5
contradictory
- noun two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
- adjective satellite of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms
- noun two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
- preparatory4/5
preparatory
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
propaedeutic; preparative.
- preparatory steps
- adjective satellite preceding and preparing for something
- auditory4/5
auditory
- adjective of or relating to the process of hearing
auditive; audile.
- auditory processing
- an audile person
- adjective of or relating to the process of hearing
- participatory4/5
participatory
- adjective satellite affording the opportunity for individual participation
- participatory democracy
- adjective satellite affording the opportunity for individual participation
- discriminatory4/5
discriminatory
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
prejudiced.
- a prejudiced judge
- adjective satellite containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious.
- discriminatory attitudes and practices
- invidious comparisons
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
- repository4/5
repository
- noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
depository; deposit; depositary.
- noun a person to whom a secret is entrusted
secretary.
- noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- exploratory4/5
exploratory
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
explorative.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
- transitory4/5
transitory
- adjective satellite lasting a very short time
short-lived; ephemeral; transient; fugacious; passing.
- the ephemeral joys of childhood
- a passing fancy
- youth's transient beauty
- love is transitory but it is eternal
- fugacious blossoms
- adjective satellite lasting a very short time
- introductory4/5
introductory
- adjective satellite serving to open or begin
- began the slide show with some introductory remarks
- adjective satellite serving as a base or starting point
basic.
- a basic course in Russian
- basic training for raw recruits
- a set of basic tools
- an introductory art course
- adjective satellite serving to open or begin
- inhibitory4/5
inhibitory
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
repressive; repressing.
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
- observatory4/5
observatory
- noun a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
- noun a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
lookout; lookout station; observation tower.
- noun a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
- refractory4/5
refractory
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
furnace lining.
- adjective satellite not responding to treatment
stubborn.
- a stubborn infection
- a refractory case of acne
- stubborn rust stains
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- predatory4/5
predatory
- adjective satellite characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
marauding; raiding.
- bands of marauding Indians
- predatory warfare
- a raiding party
- adjective satellite living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
raptorial; rapacious; vulturous; vulturine; ravening.
- a predatory bird
- the rapacious wolf
- raptorial birds
- ravening wolves
- a vulturine taste for offal
- adjective satellite characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
- migratory4/5
migratory
- adjective used of animals that move seasonally
- migratory birds
- adjective satellite habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
migrant.
- appalled by the social conditions of migrant life
- migratory workers
- adjective used of animals that move seasonally
- prehistory4/5
prehistory
- noun the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
prehistoric culture.
- noun the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
- circulatory4/5
circulatory
- adjective of or relating to circulation
circulative.
- adjective relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
- adjective of or relating to circulation
- explanatory4/5
explanatory
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- explanatory notes
- an explanatory paragraph
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- trajectory4/5
trajectory
- noun the path followed by an object moving through space
flight.
- noun the path followed by an object moving through space
- obligatory4/5
obligatory
- adjective morally or legally constraining or binding
- attendance is obligatory
- an obligatory contribution
- adjective satellite required by obligation or compulsion or convention
- he made all the obligatory apologies
- adjective morally or legally constraining or binding
- olfactory4/5
olfactory
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
olfactive.
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
- oratory4/5
oratory
- noun addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
- he loved the sound of his own oratory
- noun addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
- unsatisfactory4/5
unsatisfactory
- adjective not giving satisfaction
- shops should take back unsatisfactory goods
- her performance proved to be unsatisfactory
- life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory
- our discussion was very unsatisfactory
- adjective not giving satisfaction
- compensatory4/5
compensatory
Serving for compensation; making amends. Jer. Taylor.
- signatory3/5
signatory
- noun someone who signs and is bound by a document
signer.
- noun someone who signs and is bound by a document
- excitatory3/5
excitatory
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitant; excitative.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
- ventilatory3/5
ventilatory
- adjective provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation
- adjective provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation
- celebratory3/5
celebratory
- adjective used for celebrating
- adjective used for celebrating
- lavatory3/5
lavatory
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
toilet; bathroom; privy; can; lav; john.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; washstand; washbowl.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- contributory3/5
contributory
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
contributing; contributive; tributary; conducive.
- working conditions are not conducive to productivity
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
- adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- dormitory3/5
dormitory
- noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students
dorm; residence hall; hall; student residence.
- noun a large sleeping room containing several beds
dormitory room; dorm room.
- noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students
- purgatory3/5
purgatory
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
- a purgatory of drug abuse
- noun (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
- repertory3/5
repertory
- noun a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
- noun the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
repertoire.
- the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism
- has a large repertory of dialects and characters
- noun a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
- anticipatory3/5
anticipatory
- adjective satellite in anticipation
prevenient.
- adjective satellite in anticipation
- depository3/5
depository
- noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
repository; deposit; depositary.
- noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- promontory3/5
promontory
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
headland; head; foreland.
- noun a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- peremptory3/5
peremptory
- adjective satellite offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
magisterial; dominating; high-and-mighty; autocratic; bossy.
- an autocratic person
- autocratic behavior
- a bossy way of ordering others around
- a rather aggressive and dominating character
- managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way
- a swaggering peremptory manner
- adjective satellite not allowing contradiction or refusal
- spoke in peremptory tones
- peremptory commands
- adjective satellite offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
- expiratory3/5
expiratory
- adjective of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
- adjective of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
- expository3/5
expository
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
expositive.
- clean expository writing
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
- declaratory3/5
declaratory
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declarative; asserting.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
- rectory3/5
rectory
- noun an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
parsonage; vicarage.
- noun an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
- inspiratory3/5
inspiratory
- adjective pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration
- adjective pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration
- confirmatory3/5
confirmatory
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; verifying; substantiative; confirming; corroboratory; corroborative; substantiating; validatory; confirmative.
- collateral evidence
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
- defamatory3/5
defamatory
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory.
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
- revelatory3/5
revelatory
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; indicatory; indicative; suggestive.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
apocalyptic; apocalyptical.
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
- articulatory3/5
articulatory
- adjective of or relating to articulation
articulative.
- articulatory features
- articulatory phonetics
- adjective of or relating to articulation
- excretory3/5
excretory
- adjective of or relating to the process of excretion
- adjective of or relating to the process of excretion
- prefatory3/5
prefatory
- adjective satellite serving as an introduction or preface
prefatorial; introductory.
- adjective satellite serving as an introduction or preface
- ambulatory3/5
ambulatory
- noun a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
- it has an ambulatory and seven chapels
- adjective relating to or adapted for walking
- an ambulatory corridor
- noun a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
- conservatory3/5
conservatory
- noun the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
- noun a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
conservatoire.
- noun the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
- secretory3/5
secretory
- adjective of or relating to or producing a secretion
- a secretory cell
- adjective of or relating to or producing a secretion
- derogatory3/5
derogatory
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
disparaging; derogative.
- derogatory comments
- disparaging remarks about the new house
- adjective satellite expressive of low opinion
- conciliatory3/5
conciliatory
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
flexible; compromising.
- loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
- adjective intended to placate
conciliative.
- spoke in a conciliating tone
- a conciliatory visit
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
- oscillatory3/5
oscillatory
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
oscillating.
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
- retaliatory3/5
retaliatory
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
retributory; retributive; relatiative; vindicatory.
- retributive justice demands an eye for an eye
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
- perfunctory3/5
perfunctory
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
passing; cursory; casual.
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
- adjective satellite as a formality only
pro forma.
- a one-candidate pro forma election
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- classificatory3/5
classificatory
- adjective relating to or involving classification:"classificatory criteria"
- adjective relating to or involving classification:"classificatory criteria"
- vibratory3/5
vibratory
- adjective satellite moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
- the vibrating piano strings
- adjective satellite moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
- interlocutory3/5
interlocutory
- adjective consisting of dialogue
- adjective consisting of dialogue
- desultory3/5
desultory
- adjective satellite marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
- desultory thoughts
- the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties
- adjective satellite marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
- emancipatory3/5
emancipatory
Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect emancipation. "Emancipatory laws." G. Eliot.
- antiinflammatory3/5
antiinflammatory
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- stimulatory3/5
stimulatory
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- reformatory2/5
reformatory
- noun correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
training school; reform school.
- adjective satellite tending to reform
reformative.
- reformative and rehabilitative agencies
- reformatory punishment
- noun correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
- supererogatory2/5
supererogatory
- adjective satellite more than is needed, desired, or required
extra; redundant; surplus; spare; excess; superfluous; supernumerary.
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
- adjective satellite more than is needed, desired, or required
- feudatory2/5
feudatory
- noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
vassal; liegeman; liege; liege subject.
- adjective of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
- a feudatory relationship
- noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
- justificatory2/5
justificatory
- adjective satellite attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
justificative; defensive.
- adjective satellite providing justification
justificative; vindicatory.
- adjective satellite attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- adjudicatory2/5
adjudicatory
- adjective concerned with adjudicating
adjudicative.
- adjective concerned with adjudicating
- consolatory2/5
consolatory
- adjective satellite affording comfort or solace
comforting; consoling.
- adjective satellite affording comfort or solace
- propitiatory2/5
propitiatory
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
expiative; expiatory.
- expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
- adjective satellite intended to reconcile or appease
propitiative.
- sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- expiatory2/5
expiatory
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
expiative; propitiatory.
- expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- combinatory2/5
combinatory
- adjective marked by or relating to or resulting from combination
combinative.
- adjective satellite relating to or involving combinations
combinatorial; combinative.
- adjective marked by or relating to or resulting from combination
- subdirectory2/5
subdirectory
- noun (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
- noun (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
- cardiorespiratory2/5
cardiorespiratory
- adjective of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
cardiopulmonary.
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- adjective of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
- hallucinatory2/5
hallucinatory
- adjective satellite characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
- the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford
- adjective satellite characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
- laudatory2/5
laudatory
- adjective satellite full of or giving praise
praiseful; praising.
- a laudatory remark
- adjective satellite full of or giving praise
- accusatory2/5
accusatory
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
accusative; accusing; accusive.
- an accusitive forefinger
- black accusatory looks
- accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
- his accusing glare
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
- manufactory2/5
manufactory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; factory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- interrogatory2/5
interrogatory
- noun formal systematic questioning
interrogation; examination.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
interrogative.
- noun formal systematic questioning
- initiatory2/5
initiatory
- adjective satellite serving to set in motion
initiative; inaugural; maiden; first.
- the magazine's inaugural issue
- the initiative phase in the negotiations
- an initiatory step toward a treaty
- his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
- the liner's maiden voyage
- adjective satellite serving to set in motion
- dilatory2/5
dilatory
- adjective satellite wasting time
laggard; pokey; poky.
- adjective satellite wasting time
- rotatory2/5
rotatory
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
revolutionary.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
- premonitory2/5
premonitory
- adjective satellite warning of future misfortune
precursory.
- adjective satellite warning of future misfortune
- divinatory2/5
divinatory
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
sibyllic; sibylline; vatical; vatic; mantic.
- the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
- mantic powers
- a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
- adjective satellite based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
conjectural; supposititious; suppositious; suppositional; supposed; hypothetical; hypothetic.
- theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
- the supposed reason for his absence
- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
- hypothetical situation
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
- amatory2/5
amatory
- adjective satellite expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
amorous; romantic.
- her amatory affairs
- amorous glances
- a romantic adventure
- a romantic moonlight ride
- adjective satellite expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
- hortatory2/5
hortatory
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
exhortatory; hortative; exhortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- copulatory2/5
copulatory
- adjective of or relating to coitus or copulation
coital.
- adjective of or relating to coitus or copulation
- admonitory2/5
admonitory
- adjective satellite serving to warn
warning; exemplary; cautionary; monitory.
- shook a monitory finger at him
- an exemplary jail sentence
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonishing; reproachful; reproving.
- adjective satellite serving to warn
- congratulatory2/5
congratulatory
- adjective satellite expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
gratulatory.
- a congratulatory telegram
- the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent
- a gratulatory address
- adjective satellite expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
- proinflammatory2/5
proinflammatory
- adjective satellite tending to cause inflammation
pro-inflammatory.
- adjective satellite tending to cause inflammation
- consistory2/5
consistory
- noun a church tribunal or governing body
- noun a church tribunal or governing body
- refectory2/5
refectory
- noun a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
- noun a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
- exculpatory2/5
exculpatory
- adjective clearing of guilt or blame
- adjective clearing of guilt or blame
- gustatory2/5
gustatory
- adjective of or relating to gustation
gustative; gustatorial.
- adjective of or relating to gustation
- suppository2/5
suppository
- noun a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
- noun a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
- offertory2/5
offertory
- noun the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
- noun the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
- noun the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
- condemnatory2/5
condemnatory
- adjective satellite containing or imposing condemnation or censure
condemning.
- a condemnatory decree
- adjective satellite containing or imposing condemnation or censure
- exclamatory2/5
exclamatory
- adjective satellite sudden and strong
emphatic.
- an emphatic no
- adjective satellite sudden and strong
- mediatory2/5
mediatory
- adjective of or related to or directed toward mediation
- adjective of or related to or directed toward mediation
- undulatory2/5
undulatory
- adjective resembling waves in form or outline or motion
undulant.
- adjective resembling waves in form or outline or motion
- assimilatory2/5
assimilatory
- adjective satellite capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
assimilative; assimilating.
- an assimilative substance
- adjective satellite capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
- investigatory2/5
investigatory
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
fact-finding; investigative.
- a fact-finding committee
- investigative reporting
- adjective satellite designed to find information or ascertain facts
- clerestory2/5
clerestory
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
clearstory.
- noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
- prohibitory2/5
prohibitory
- adjective satellite tending to discourage (especially of prices)
prohibitive.
- the price was prohibitive
- adjective satellite tending to discourage (especially of prices)
- valedictory2/5
valedictory
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valedictory address; valedictory oration; valediction.
- adjective of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
- a valedictory address
- valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course
- a suitable valedictory gesture
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
- declamatory2/5
declamatory
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; turgid.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
- nugatory2/5
nugatory
- adjective satellite of no real value
- a nugatory law
- adjective satellite of no real value
- deprecatory2/5
deprecatory
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
belittling; deprecating; depreciatory; deprecative; depreciative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
- noninflammatory2/5
noninflammatory
- adjective satellite not inflammatory
- adjective satellite not inflammatory
- aleatory2/5
aleatory
- adjective satellite dependent on chance
- the aleatory element in life
- adjective satellite dependent on chance
- multistory2/5
multistory
- adjective satellite having more than one story
multistorey; multistoried.
- adjective satellite having more than one story
- nondiscriminatory2/5
nondiscriminatory
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- executory2/5
executory
Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive. The official and executory duties of government. Burke.
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- dedicatory2/5
dedicatory
Constituting or serving as a dedication; complimental. "An epistle dedicatory." Dryden.
- liberatory2/5
liberatory
Tending, or serving, to liberate. R.
- ethnohistory2/5
- ejaculatory2/5
ejaculatory
Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, .ejaculatory vessels
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ovulatory
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- modulatory2/5
modulatory
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- masticatory2/5
masticatory
Chewing; adapted to perform the office o chewing food.
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- thermoregulatory2/5
thermoregulatory
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- improvisatory2/5
improvisatory
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.
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masturbatory
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- anovulatory2/5
anovulatory
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- innovatory2/5
innovatory
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- backstory2/5
backstory
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- commendatory2/5
commendatory
Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." Pope.
- nonstatutory2/5
- preovulatory2/5
- psychohistory2/5
- purificatory2/5
purificatory
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- overstory2/5
- reconciliatory2/5
reconciliatory
Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall.
- incantatory2/5
incantatory
Dealing by enchantment; magical. Sir T. Browne.
- acceleratory1/5
acceleratory
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
accelerative.
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
- depreciatory1/5
depreciatory
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciating; depreciative.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; deprecative; depreciative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
- nonmigratory1/5
nonmigratory
- adjective used of animals that do not migrate
resident.
- adjective used of animals that do not migrate
- mitigatory1/5
mitigatory
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigative; alleviative; alleviatory; palliative.
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
- communicatory1/5
communicatory
- adjective able or tending to communicate
communicative.
- was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective able or tending to communicate
- facilitatory1/5
facilitatory
- adjective satellite inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
- adjective satellite inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
- adulatory1/5
adulatory
- adjective satellite obsequiously complimentary
- they listened with flattering interest
- adjective satellite obsequiously complimentary
- amendatory1/5
amendatory
- adjective satellite effecting amendment
- added amendatory phrases to the text
- adjective satellite effecting amendment
- monitory1/5
monitory
- adjective satellite serving to warn
admonitory; warning; exemplary; cautionary.
- shook a monitory finger at him
- an exemplary jail sentence
- adjective satellite serving to warn
- depilatory1/5
depilatory
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- noun a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
depilator; epilator.
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- exhortatory1/5
exhortatory
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
hortatory; hortative; exhortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- palpatory1/5
palpatory
- adjective relating to or involving palpation
- adjective relating to or involving palpation
- supplicatory1/5
supplicatory
- adjective satellite humbly entreating
supplicant; suppliant.
- a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
- adjective satellite humbly entreating
- incriminatory1/5
incriminatory
- adjective satellite charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
criminatory; incriminating; criminative.
- incriminatory testimony
- adjective satellite charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
- piscatory1/5
piscatory
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
piscatorial.
- a piscatory life
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
- vindicatory1/5
vindicatory
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
retributory; retaliatory; retributive; relatiative.
- retributive justice demands an eye for an eye
- adjective satellite given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
retributory; retributive.
- retributive justice
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
- denigratory1/5
denigratory
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; calumnious; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
- informatory1/5
informatory
- adjective providing or conveying information
informative.
- adjective providing or conveying information
- corroboratory1/5
corroboratory
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; verifying; substantiative; confirming; confirmatory; corroborative; substantiating; validatory; confirmative.
- collateral evidence
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
- validatory1/5
validatory
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; verifying; substantiative; confirming; confirmatory; corroboratory; corroborative; substantiating; confirmative.
- collateral evidence
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
- excusatory1/5
excusatory
- adjective offering or expressing apology
apologetic.
- an apologetic note
- an apologetic manner
- adjective offering or expressing apology
- crematory1/5
crematory
- noun a mortuary where corpses are cremated
crematorium.
- noun a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
cremation chamber; crematorium.
- noun a mortuary where corpses are cremated
- inculpatory1/5
inculpatory
- adjective causing blame to be imputed to
inculpative.
- adjective causing blame to be imputed to
- denunciatory1/5
denunciatory
- adjective satellite containing warning of punishment
comminatory; denunciative.
- adjective satellite containing warning of punishment
- placatory1/5
placatory
- adjective satellite intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
placating; placative; appeasing.
- the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
- placating (or placative) gestures
- an astonishingly placatory speech
- adjective satellite intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
- judicatory1/5
judicatory
- noun the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
judicial system; judiciary; judicature.
- noun the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
- protohistory1/5
protohistory
- noun the study humans prior to the invention of writing
protoanthropology.
- noun the study humans prior to the invention of writing
- fumitory1/5
fumitory
- noun delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
Fumaria officinalis; fumewort; fumeroot.
- noun delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
- circumlocutory1/5
circumlocutory
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic; ambagious; circumlocutious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
- damnatory1/5
damnatory
- adjective satellite threatening with damnation
damning.
- adjective satellite threatening with damnation
- recriminatory1/5
recriminatory
- adjective satellite countering one charge with another
recriminative.
- recriminatory arguments
- adjective satellite countering one charge with another
- invitatory1/5
invitatory
- adjective satellite conveying an invitation
- a brief invitatory note
- adjective satellite conveying an invitation
- pellitory1/5
pellitory
- noun herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
wall pellitory; pellitory-of-the-wall; Parietaria difussa.
- noun a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
Anacyclus pyrethrum; pellitory-of-Spain.
- noun herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
- indicatory1/5
indicatory
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; revelatory; indicative; suggestive.
- actions indicative of fear
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
- lachrymatory1/5
lachrymatory
- adjective relating to or prompting tears
lacrimatory.
- adjective relating to or prompting tears
- retributory1/5
retributory
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
retaliatory; retributive; relatiative; vindicatory.
- retributive justice demands an eye for an eye
- adjective satellite given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
retributive; vindicatory.
- retributive justice
- adjective satellite of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
- affirmatory1/5
affirmatory
- adjective affirming or giving assent
affirmative.
- an affirmative decision
- affirmative votes
- adjective affirming or giving assent
- auscultatory1/5
auscultatory
- adjective of or relating to auscultation
- adjective of or relating to auscultation
- minatory1/5
minatory
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minacious; sinister; threatening; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- precatory1/5
precatory
- adjective satellite expressing entreaty or supplication
precative.
- precatory overtures
- adjective satellite expressing entreaty or supplication
- nonmandatory1/5
nonmandatory
- adjective satellite not required by rule or law
nonobligatory.
- adjective satellite not required by rule or law
- salutatory1/5
salutatory
- noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
salutatory oration; salutatory address.
- noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
- benedictory1/5
benedictory
- adjective expressing benediction
benedictive.
- adjective expressing benediction
- dextrorotatory1/5
dextrorotatory
- adjective satellite rotating to the right
right-handed; dextrorotary.
- adjective satellite rotating to the right
- dissatisfactory1/5
dissatisfactory
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
disappointing; unsatisfying.
- a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
- nonobligatory1/5
nonobligatory
- adjective satellite not required by rule or law
nonmandatory.
- adjective satellite not required by rule or law
- levorotatory1/5
levorotatory
- adjective satellite rotating to the left
levorotary; left-handed.
- adjective satellite rotating to the left
- nonoscillatory1/5
nonoscillatory
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- autoregulatory1/5
autoregulatory
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- noncontributory1/5
noncontributory
Not contributing.
- immunoregulatory1/5
- confiscatory1/5
confiscatory
Effecting confiscation; characterized by confiscations. "Confiscatory and exterminatory periods." Burke.
- rogatory1/5
rogatory
Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; Woolsey.as, a .rogatory commission
- consummatory1/5
consummatory
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- herstory1/5
- microcirculatory1/5
- dissimilatory1/5
- saltatory1/5
saltatory
Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. J. Ross.
- noncompensatory1/5
- reverberatory1/5
reverberatory
Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative.
- locomotory1/5
- phonatory1/5
- translatory1/5
translatory
Serving to translate; transferring. R. Arbuthnot.
- nonambulatory1/5
- recommendatory1/5
recommendatory
Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. Swift.
- separatory1/5
separatory
Separative. Cheyne.
- escalatory1/5
escalatory
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- osmoregulatory1/5
- preceptory1/5
preceptory
Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).
- dispensatory1/5
dispensatory
Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.
- operatory1/5
operatory
A laboratory. Obs.
- gyratory1/5
gyratory
Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
- proprietory1/5
- salivatory1/5
- intimidatory1/5
intimidatory
Tending or serving to intimidate.
- nonregulatory1/5
- repudiatory1/5
- preemptory1/5
preemptory
Pertaining to preëmption.
- explicatory1/5
explicatory
Explicative. Barrow.
- manipulatory1/5
manipulatory
Of or pertaining to manipulation.
- transmigratory1/5
transmigratory
Passing from one body or state to another.
- imprecatory1/5
imprecatory
Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invokingevil; as, the .imprecatory psalms
- noncontradictory1/5
noncontradictory
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- invocatory1/5
invocatory
Making or containing invocation; invoking.
- obfuscatory1/5
obfuscatory
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- recapitulatory1/5
recapitulatory
Of the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation.
- disinhibitory1/5
- renunciatory1/5
renunciatory
Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, .renunciatory vows
- elucidatory1/5
elucidatory
Tending to elucidate; elucidative. R.
- significatory1/5
significatory
Significant. --n. That which is significatory.
- reparatory1/5
reparatory
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- nonparticipatory1/5
- cardioinhibitory1/5
cardioinhibitory
(Physiol.) Checking or arresting the heart's action.
- rectificatory1/5
- circumambulatory1/5
- stridulatory1/5
stridulatory
Stridulous; able to stridulate; used in stridulating; adapted for stridulation. Darwin.
- defecatory1/5
- nondepository1/5
nondepository
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- expropriatory1/5
- eliminatory1/5
eliminatory
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- capitulatory1/5
capitulatory
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- nonsignatory1/5
- antiregulatory1/5
- consecratory1/5
consecratory
Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory. The consecratory prayer. Bp. Burnet.
- nonauditory1/5
- exterminatory1/5
exterminatory
Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate. "Exterminatory war." Burke.
- interdictory1/5
interdictory
Belonging to an interdiction; prohibitory.
- midstory1/5
- enunciatory1/5
enunciatory
Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.
- expostulatory1/5
expostulatory
Containing expostulation or remonstrance; as, an .expostulatory discourse or letter
- nonsecretory1/5
- neurocirculatory1/5
- natatory1/5
natatory
Adapted for swimming or floating; as, .natatory organs
- proclamatory1/5
- precopulatory1/5
- libratory1/5
libratory
Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.
- pulsatory1/5
pulsatory
Capable of pulsating; throbbing. Sir H. Wotton. .
- protectory1/5
- motory1/5
motory
One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.
- actory1/5
actory
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- postcopulatory1/5
- mystificatory1/5
- confabulatory1/5
confabulatory
Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue. Weever.
- performatory1/5
- sanatory1/5
sanatory
Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative; sanative. Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey.
✍ Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded. Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more general meaning of pertaining to health.
- nonpredatory1/5
nonpredatory
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- feretory1/5
feretory
A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints. Mollett.
- sublimatory1/5
sublimatory
Used for sublimation; Boyle.as, .sublimatory vessels
- petitory1/5
petitory
Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. Burrill.
- interpolatory1/5
- perambulatory1/5
- suppletory1/5
suppletory
That which is to supply what is wanted. Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. Jer. Taylor.
Suffixes of tory
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toryism
The principles of the Tories.
Derived words of tory
- storytelling«Word Popularity Bar4/5
storytelling
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- storyteller3/5
storyteller
- noun someone who tells a story
narrator; teller.
- noun someone who tells lies
fibber; fabricator.
- noun someone who tells a story
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storyteller
- noun someone who tells a story
narrator; teller.
- noun someone who tells lies
fibber; fabricator.
- noun someone who tells a story
- storyline3/5
storyline
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
plot line.
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
- storyboard3/5
storyboard
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- inventorying2/5
inventorying
- noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
stocktaking; stock-taking; inventory.
- an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing
- they held an inventory every month
- verb make or include in an itemized record or report
stock-take; take stock; inventory.
- Inventory all books before the end of the year
- noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
- storybook2/5
storybook
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- storylines2/5
storyline
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
plot line.
- noun the plot of a book or play or film
- storybooks2/5
storybook
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- noun a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
- storyboards2/5
storyboards
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- storyboarding2/5
- storys1/5
story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- storying1/5
story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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- storywriter1/5
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