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escalatory

/ˈɛskələˌtɔɹi/

escalatory adjective: involving or relating to escalation.

Adjective

escalatory (not comparable)

  1. Involving or relating to escalation.
    • The pattern of gradually increasing severity fits with the general image of an escalatory conflict model.1998, Paul Francis Diehl, The Dynamics of Enduring Rivalries, page 105
    • Is there an escalatory ladder in cyber, the same as with weapons of mass destruction?2023 May 28, Roula Khalaf, “Lunch with the FT: Jeremy Fleming”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Origin of escalatory

From escalate + -ory.

Questions about escalatory

What does escalatory mean?
Escalatory means involving or relating to escalation.
What part of speech is escalatory?
Escalatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce escalatory?
Escalatory is pronounced /ˈɛskələˌtɔɹi/.

Words near escalatory in the dictionary

  1. escalator school
  2. escalator schools
  3. escalatored
  4. escalatoring
  5. escalators
  6. escalatory
  7. escalefter
  8. escalefters
  9. Escalera
  10. Escaleras
  11. escaline

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