exterminatory
[ ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
adjective
serving or tending to exterminate.
Also
ex·ter·mi·na·tive
[ik-stur-muh-ney-tiv] /ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪ tɪv/.
Origin of exterminatory
First recorded in 1780–90;
exterminate +
-ory1
OTHER WORDS FROM exterminatory
non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive, adjective non·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby exterminatory
exterior angle,
exteriority,
exteriorize,
exterminate,
exterminator,
exterminatory,
extermine,
extern,
external,
external acoustic pore,
external affairs
Example sentences from the Web for exterminatory
Against this new, this growing, this exterminatory system, all these churches have a common concern to defend themselves.