单词 | adjuratory |
释义 | adjuratoryadj. Of the nature of an adjuration; relating to or expressing adjuration. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > [adjective] commanding1483 mandative1576 imperant1607 adjuratory1630 1630 E. Cary tr. J. D. Du Perron Reply to Answeare of King i. xxvii. 119 For there are two kinds of anathema, the one iudiciarie the other executory, applicatorie, and adiuratory [Fr. abjuratoires]. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat II. 317 He..ought to name the impediment as soon as the parson has read the adjuratory charge. 1881 Echo 28 Apr. 1/5 An oath which, so far as its adjuratory terms were concerned, was to him no more than if a man uttered ‘By Jove!’ as an exclamation. 1905 W. D. Howells Miss Bellard's Inspiration iii. 43 His wife, with an adjuratory frown, indicated that it was for him, as head of the house, to make their joint response. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Feb. d10 Celebrities..claim that coffee ‘picks you up and calms you down’ and end with an adjuratory ‘join the coffee achievers’. 1992 J. K. Galbraith Culture of Contentment (1993) i. 11 The mood..must be analytical and not adjuratory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1630 |
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