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qualificatory, a.|ˈkwɒlɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ|
[ad. L. type *quālificātōri-us: cf. prec. and -ory.]
1. Having the character of qualifying, modifying, or limiting; tending to qualify.
1805W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 651 That evasive, Jesuitic, qualificatory extenuation. 1830James De L'Orme xlvi. 319 The Count would hardly hear of any qualificatory measures. 1868Visct. Strangford Selections, etc. (1869) II. 247 A qualificatory commonplace.
2. Such as to confer a qualification: (sense 6).
1889Academy 12 Oct. 233/2 Some teachers urge..that examinations should be solely qualificatory. |