: also exˈtermiˌnative (ɛkˈstɜrməˌneɪtɪv; ɪkˈstɜrməˌneɪtɪv; ɛkˈstɜrmənətɪv; ɪkˈstɜrmənətɪv)
exterminatory in American English
(ikˈstɜːrmənəˌtɔri, -ˌtouri)
adjective
serving or tending to exterminate
Also: exterminative (ikˈstɜːrməˌneitɪv)
Word origin
[1780–90; exterminate + -ory1]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carton, rosette, seep, vampire bat-ory an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowedLatin words containing the suffix -tory (and its alternant -sory). Other words that use the affix -ory include: excretory, sensory, statutory