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jaculatory

jaculatory adjective: darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly.

Adjective

jaculatory (comparative more jaculatory, superlative most jaculatory)

  1. (archaic) Darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly
    • jaculatory weapons
  2. suddenly thrown out
  3. exclamatory; uttered in short sentences
    • jaculatory prayers
  4. (archaic) ejaculatory.
    • jaculatory vessels

Forms of jaculatory

comparativemore jaculatory
superlativemost jaculatory

Origin of jaculatory

Latin jaculatorius: compare French jaculatoire.

Questions about jaculatory

What does jaculatory mean?
Jaculatory means darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly.
What part of speech is jaculatory?
Jaculatory is an adjective.

Words near jaculatory in the dictionary

  1. jaculating
  2. jaculation
  3. jaculations
  4. jaculator
  5. jaculators
  6. jaculatory
  7. jaculiferous
  8. Jacumba Hot Springs
  9. Jacundá
  10. jacupirangite
  11. jacupirangites

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