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单词 exterminatory
释义

exterminatory

[ ik-stur-muh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

serving or tending to exterminate.
Also ex·ter·mi·na·tive [ik-stur-muh-ney-tiv]. /ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪ tɪv/.

Origin of exterminatory

First recorded in 1780–90; exterminate + -ory1

OTHER WORDS FROM exterminatory

non·ex·ter·mi·na·tive, adjectivenon·ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby exterminatory

exterior angle, exteriority, exteriorize, exterminate, exterminator, exterminatory, extermine, extern, external, external acoustic pore, External Affairs
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Example sentences from the Web for exterminatory

  • Against this new, this growing, this exterminatory system, all these churches have a common concern to defend themselves.

    The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
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