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extenuatory, a.|ɛkˈstɛnjuːətərɪ|
[ad. L. extenuātōri-us, f. extenuāre: see extenuate and -ory.]
Characterized by extenuation; having the function or effect of extenuating.
1807W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. V. 172 The translation adopts an extenuatory turn. 1831Croker in Boswell's Johnson an. 1744 I. 142 note, The veil, of stately diction and extenuatory phrases. 1870Contemp. Rev. XIV. 618 The sweeping verdict..on Martial's palpable faults, without any extenuatory mention of his tenderer touches. |