expostulatoryadj.

/ɛkˈspɒstjʊləˌtəri/

Etymology: < expostulate v. + -ory suffix².

1. Characterized by, or of the nature of, expostulation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [adjective] > remonstrating

expostulatory1592

expostulating1637

remonstrating1660

deprecatory1704

remonstrant1773

remonstratory1823

expostulative1837

Protestant1844

deprecating1871

expostulant1880

deprecative1884

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. E2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) An Example of an Epistle Expostulatorie touching vnkindnes receiued.

1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos (title page) The Rustick's Alarm to the Rabbies..In four Apologeticall, and Expostulatory Exercitations.

1758 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 275 Mr. Jane..wrote me an expostulatory letter.

1849 C. Stovel Canne's Necessitie of Separation Introd. p. lxiii Expostulatory defences in the ecclesiastical courts.

†2. In combinations.

ΚΠ

1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 526 He prayed indeed, but it was tumultuously, and expostulatory-wise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	expostulatory
释义	expostulatoryadj. /ɛkˈspɒstjʊləˌtəri/ Etymology: < expostulate v. + -ory suffix². 1. Characterized by, or of the nature of, expostulation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [adjective] > remonstrating expostulatory1592 expostulating1637 remonstrating1660 deprecatory1704 remonstrant1773 remonstratory1823 expostulative1837 Protestant1844 deprecating1871 expostulant1880 deprecative1884 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. E2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) An Example of an Epistle Expostulatorie touching vnkindnes receiued. 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos (title page) The Rustick's Alarm to the Rabbies..In four Apologeticall, and Expostulatory Exercitations. 1758 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 275 Mr. Jane..wrote me an expostulatory letter. 1849 C. Stovel Canne's Necessitie of Separation Introd. p. lxiii Expostulatory defences in the ecclesiastical courts. †2. In combinations. ΚΠ 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 526 He prayed indeed, but it was tumultuously, and expostulatory-wise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1592
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