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promulgatory

promulgatory adjective: pertaining to promulgation.

Adjective

promulgatory (comparative more promulgatory, superlative most promulgatory)

  1. Pertaining to promulgation.
    • Their thought and passion create rhythms that shall not disguise, but reveal them in absolute nakedness ; nay, more, that shall set them in the most promulgatory light.1912, William Norman Guthrie, The vital study of literature, and other essays
  2. That proclaims; declaratory.
    • It has been pointed out in another chapter of this study that this formula has the same character as the so-called promulgatory clauses used in statutes to testify that the statute has been issued in conformity with the Constitution; and that in treaties promulgatory clauses, that is to say...2000, Hans Kelsen, The Law of the United Nations: a critical analysis of its fundamental problems, London Institute of World Affairs

Forms of promulgatory

comparativemore promulgatory
superlativemost promulgatory

Origin of promulgatory

From promulgate + -ory.

Questions about promulgatory

What does promulgatory mean?
Promulgatory means pertaining to promulgation.
What part of speech is promulgatory?
Promulgatory is an adjective.

Words near promulgatory in the dictionary

  1. promulgating
  2. promulgation
  3. promulgations
  4. promulgator
  5. promulgators
  6. promulgatory
  7. promulge
  8. promulged
  9. promulger
  10. promulgers
  11. promulges

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