disclamatory

disclamatory
\\də̇ˈsklaməˌtōrē\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin disclamatus + English -ory
: having the character of a disclaimer

his lordship waved a disclamatory hand — Max Peacock

a shocked and most disclamatory tone — Charles Reade


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  • disclamatory — adjective being in the nature of a disclamation …   Wiktionary

  • disclamatory — adj. of a disclamation, of a renunciation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disclamatory — dis·clam·a·to·ry …   English syllables

  • disclamation — disclamatory /dis klam euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /dis kleuh may sheuhn/, n. the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal. [1585 95; < ML disclamat(us) (ptp. of disclamare to DISCLAIM, prob. < AF disclaimer; see ATE1) + ION] * * * …   Universalium

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