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negatory

adj
/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/US/ˈnɛɡət(ə)ɹi/UK

Etymology

From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.

  1. derived from negātus
  2. borrowed from negātōrius

Definitions

  1. Negative

    Negative; negating.

    • negatory prefix
    • No negative Words are necessary here, because the qualifying Words will be absolutely negatory, if they do not imply an Exclusion of the superior Courts.
    • In any case, a negatory action may be brought only for a single instance of violation.

  2. No.

    • Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sake's, you better back off another ten.
    • Dolores... was asking if he had crossed the Penobscot River in Medway yet. "That's a negatory on that one, Darlin'."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA