declinatory

[ dih-klahy-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ dɪˈklaɪ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

expressing refusal; implying declination.

Origin of declinatory

1665–75; < Medieval Latin dēclīnātōrius, equivalent to Latin dēclīnā(re) (see decline) + -tōrius -tory1

Words nearby declinatory

declension, declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory, declinature, decline, decline and fall of the roman empire, the, declinometer, declive

Words related to declinatory

refractory, belligerent, negative, irregular, lessening, abating, ebbing, contumacious, divergent, impatient, rebellious, recalcitrant, restive, truculent, declining, refusing, decrescent