modificatory

[ mod-uh-fi-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈmɒd ə fɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

Sometimes mod·i·fi·ca·tive [mod-uh-fi-key-tiv] /ˈmɒd ə fɪˌkeɪ tɪv/.

Origin of modificatory

1815–25; < Latin modificāt(us) (see modification) + -ory1

OTHER WORDS FROM modificatory

non·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjective non·mod·i·fi·ca·to·ry, adjective un·mod·i·fi·ca·tive, adjective