† expugnatoryadj.

Etymology: < Latin expugnātōrius conquering, < expugnāre : see expugn v.

Obsolete.

a. Of weapons: Adapted for attack, offensive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > type of, generally

steel1340

invasible1489

saultable1570

expugnatory1601

long-handled1611

shaftless1811

incendiary1871

conventional1955

targetable1972

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 63 Weapons, both defensive and expugnatorie.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 5 Warlike Engines, expugnatorie, and destructive.

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. 211 He calls 'em Repugnatory Weapons, not Expugnatory.

b. Adapted for breaking down (an argument).

ΚΠ

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 180 Not with an invitatory operation, but an expugnatory refutation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	expugnatory
释义	† expugnatoryadj. Etymology: < Latin expugnātōrius conquering, < expugnāre : see expugn v. Obsolete. a. Of weapons: Adapted for attack, offensive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > type of, generally steel1340 invasible1489 saultable1570 expugnatory1601 long-handled1611 shaftless1811 incendiary1871 conventional1955 targetable1972 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 63 Weapons, both defensive and expugnatorie. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 5 Warlike Engines, expugnatorie, and destructive. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. 211 He calls 'em Repugnatory Weapons, not Expugnatory. b. Adapted for breaking down (an argument). ΚΠ 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 180 Not with an invitatory operation, but an expugnatory refutation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1601
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