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perturbatory

perturbatory adjective: relating to, or causing, perturbation.

Adjective

perturbatory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or causing, perturbation.

Noun

perturbatory (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The supposed power of deflecting the divining rod by magnetic influence.

Questions about perturbatory

What does perturbatory mean?
Perturbatory means relating to, or causing, perturbation.
What part of speech is perturbatory?
Perturbatory can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near perturbatory in the dictionary

  1. perturbative
  2. perturbatively
  3. perturbativity
  4. perturbator
  5. perturbators
  6. perturbatory
  7. perturbatour
  8. perturbatours
  9. perturbed
  10. perturbedly
  11. perturbedness

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