† devoratory,a.Obs.rare. [ad. L. dēvorātōri-us (Tertull.), f.dēvorātor devourer: see -ory.] Of devouring or consuming quality. 1647Trapp Comm.Matt. vi. 13 Deliver us from those devoratory evils.1650― Comm. Pentat. iii. 112 These devoratory evills, as Tertullian calleth them.