excusatoryadj.

/ɛkˈskjuːzətəri/

Etymology: < medieval Latin excūsātōrius, < late Latin excūsātor : see excusator n.

Tending or intended to excuse; making or containing an excuse; apologetic.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective]

excusatory1535

excusive1606

excusing1657

excusative1865

1535 Bonner Let. in Burnet Hist. Ref. II. 175 The matters excusatorie to be admitted by his Holiness.

1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. To Rdr. Let those who are in a fault ransom themselves with excusatory defences.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. ii. 16 I hear the fellow's voice in a humble excusatory tone.

1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 259 It would be a good face if it was not marked by the small-pox—a compliment which is always more admissive than excusatory.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vii. 56 Offering these excusatory words as if they reflected great credit on himself.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	excusatory
释义	excusatoryadj. /ɛkˈskjuːzətəri/ Etymology: < medieval Latin excūsātōrius, < late Latin excūsātor : see excusator n. Tending or intended to excuse; making or containing an excuse; apologetic. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] excusatory1535 excusive1606 excusing1657 excusative1865 1535 Bonner Let. in Burnet Hist. Ref. II. 175 The matters excusatorie to be admitted by his Holiness. 1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. To Rdr. Let those who are in a fault ransom themselves with excusatory defences. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. ii. 16 I hear the fellow's voice in a humble excusatory tone. 1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 259 It would be a good face if it was not marked by the small-pox—a compliment which is always more admissive than excusatory. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vii. 56 Offering these excusatory words as if they reflected great credit on himself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1535
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