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excusatory, a.|ɛkˈskjuːzətərɪ|
[ad. med.L. excūsātōri-us, f. late L. excūsātor: see prec.]
Tending or intended to excuse; making or containing an excuse; apologetic.
1535Bonner Let. in Burnet Hist. Ref. II. 175 The matters excusatorie to be admitted by his Holiness. 1642Sir E. Dering Sp. on Relig. To Rdr., Let those who are in a fault ransom themselves with excusatory defences. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) VII. lix. 234, I hear the fellow's voice in a humble, excusatory tone. 1818Lamb Last Ess. Elia, Pop. Fallacies 482 It would be a good face if it were not marked by the small-pox—a compliment which is always more admissive than excusatory. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. iii. vii, Offering these excusatory words as if they reflected great credit on himself. |