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renunciatory

renunciatory adjective: serving to renounce; rebellious, contrary.

Adjective

renunciatory (comparative more renunciatory, superlative most renunciatory)

  1. Serving to renounce; rebellious, contrary.
    • Many radicals engage in renunciatory styles of dress and personal behavior.1993, Seymour Martin Lipset, Rebellion in the university

Forms of renunciatory

comparativemore renunciatory
superlativemost renunciatory

Origin of renunciatory

From renunciate + -ory.

Questions about renunciatory

What does renunciatory mean?
Renunciatory means serving to renounce; rebellious, contrary.
What part of speech is renunciatory?
Renunciatory is an adjective.

Words near renunciatory in the dictionary

  1. renunciation
  2. renunciations
  3. renunciative
  4. renunciator
  5. renunciators
  6. renunciatory
  7. renutrition
  8. renverse
  9. renversed
  10. renversement
  11. renversements

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