emendatory
emendatory adjective: pertaining to emendation; corrective.
Adjective
emendatory (comparative more emendatory, superlative most emendatory)
- Pertaining to emendation; corrective
- We can judge of the probable success of this course, by the various laws passed to alter, or amend, or repeal, previous emendatory acts.1831, Various, The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831
- I do so in the hope that perhaps I may recall something which they have forgotten to make known, or that what I say may elicit from them available emendatory remarks.1924, Various, Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting
Forms of emendatory
| comparative | more emendatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most emendatory |
Questions about emendatory
- What does emendatory mean?
- Emendatory means pertaining to emendation; corrective.
- What part of speech is emendatory?
- Emendatory is an adjective.
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