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upholdatory

UK/ʌpˈhəʊldətə̆ɹɪ/

upholdatory adjective: upholding, supporting, sustaining (without verbal force).

Adjective

upholdatory (not comparable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete, rare) upholding, supporting, sustaining (without verbal force)
    • 1829: Thomas Moore, Memoirs, Friday the 16ᵗʰ of January entry
      16 [Friday] — Walked over to Bowood dinner — Lord L. showed me after dinner a letter he had received from Lord Anglesey, explaining the circumstances that led to his recall & to the publication of his letter to Curtis — very well...

Origin of upholdatory

From uphold + -atory.

Questions about upholdatory

What does upholdatory mean?
Upholdatory means upholding, supporting, sustaining (without verbal force).
What part of speech is upholdatory?
Upholdatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce upholdatory?
Upholdatory is pronounced /ʌpˈhəʊldətə̆ɹɪ/ (UK).

Words near upholdatory in the dictionary

  1. uphoisted
  2. uphoisting
  3. uphoists
  4. uphold
  5. upholdable
  6. upholdatory
  7. upholden
  8. upholder
  9. upholders
  10. upholdeth
  11. upholding

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