-atory
-atory suffix: forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified.
Suffix (1)
-atory
- Forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified
Suffix (2)
-atory
- Forms nouns that represent things or places where a specified activity takes place
Origin of -atory
Borrowed from Latin -atorius. By surface analysis, -ate + -ory.
Borrowed from Latin -atorium (neuter of -atorius). By surface analysis, -ate + -ory.
Words formed from -atory
- accusatory
- adulatory
- aleatory
- amatory
- amendatory
- anovulatory
- anticipatory
- anti-inflammatory
- applicatory
- articulatory
- aspiratory
- cardiorespiratory
- circulatory
- classificatory
- combinatory
- commemoratory
- commendatory
- compensatory
- conciliatory
- copulatory
- damnatory
- declamatory
- declaratory
- defamatory
- depilatory
- deprecatory
- depreciatory
- derogatory
- dextrorotatory
- dilatory
- discriminatory
- dispensatory
- divinatory
- ejaculatory
- emancipatory
- exclamatory
- exculpatory
- excusatory
- expiatory
- expiratory
- explanatory
- exploratory
- expurgatory
- feudatory
- fumatory
- gustatory
- gyratory
- hallucinatory
- hibernatory
- hortatory
- improvisatory
- inflammatory
- informatory
- initiatory
- innovatory
- inspiratory
- interrogatory
- invitatory
- invocatory
- judicatory
Questions about -atory
- What does -atory mean?
- -atory means forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified.
- What part of speech is -atory?
- -atory is a suffix.
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