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emendatory, a.|ɪˈmɛndətərɪ|
[ad. L. ēmendātōri-us corrective: see emendate v. and -ory.]
Of or pertaining to emending.
†1. In moral sense: Corrective, disciplinary.
1660Jer. Taylor Duct. Dubit. iv. i. iv. §10 Punishments emendatory.
2. Of or pertaining to emendation 2 and 2 b.
1795R. Anderson Life of Dr. Johnson 142 The sagacity of his emendatory criticisms. 1870Athenæum 2 Apr. No. 2212. 457 Emendatory editions may be yet in store. 1885Spectator 18 July 952/1 Every page..bristles with the emendatory asterisk. |