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prognosticatory

UK/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkətəɹi/US/pɹɑɡˈnɑstɪkətɔɹi/

prognosticatory adjective: that prognosticates or makes predictions about the future; predictive.

Adjective

prognosticatory (comparative more prognosticatory, superlative most prognosticatory)

  1. That prognosticates or makes predictions about the future; predictive.
    • Most of the almanac-makers had gone over to Copernicanism by this time, but it made no difference to their prognosticatory activities.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 339
    Synonyms:
    prognosticant

Synonyms of prognosticatory

Forms of prognosticatory

comparativemore prognosticatory
superlativemost prognosticatory

Origin of prognosticatory

From prognosticate + -ory.

Questions about prognosticatory

What does prognosticatory mean?
Prognosticatory means that prognosticates or makes predictions about the future; predictive.
What part of speech is prognosticatory?
Prognosticatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prognosticatory?
Prognosticatory is pronounced /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkətəɹi/ (UK).

Words near prognosticatory in the dictionary

  1. prognostication
  2. prognostications
  3. prognosticative
  4. prognosticator
  5. prognosticators
  6. prognosticatory
  7. prognostick
  8. prognosticks
  9. prognosticous
  10. prognostics
  11. prognostification

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