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consummatory

consummatory adjective: pertaining to consummation; consummative.

Adjective

consummatory (comparative more consummatory, superlative most consummatory)

  1. Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
  2. Describing any behaviour that has survival value.

Forms of consummatory

comparativemore consummatory
superlativemost consummatory

Origin of consummatory

From consummate + -ory.

Questions about consummatory

What does consummatory mean?
Consummatory means pertaining to consummation; consummative.
What part of speech is consummatory?
Consummatory is an adjective.

Words near consummatory in the dictionary

  1. consummative
  2. consummatively
  3. consummativeness
  4. consummator
  5. consummators
  6. consummatory
  7. consumpt
  8. consumpted
  9. consumptible
  10. consumptibles
  11. consumpting

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