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单词 remonstratory
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remonstratoryadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈmɒnstrət(ə)ri/, U.S. /rəˈmɑnstrəˌtɔri/, /riˈmɑnstrəˌtɔri/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: remonstrate v.; Latin remonstrat- , remonstrare , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < remonstrate v. or its etymon post-classical Latin remonstrat-, past participial stem of remonstrare + -ory suffix2; compare -atory suffix2.
Now rare.
= remonstrative adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [adjective] > remonstrating
expostulatory1592
expostulating1637
remonstrating1660
deprecatory1704
remonstrant1773
remonstratory1823
expostulative1837
Protestant1844
deprecating1871
expostulant1880
deprecative1884
1823 Examiner 790/2 It is right to listen..to all contending and remonstratory interests.
1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. 267 ‘Come, come, Sikes,’ said the Jew, appealing to him in a remonstratory tone.
1866 J. Ruskin Ethics of Dust ii. 23 Remonstratory whispers, expressive of opinion that the Lecturer is becoming too personal.
1991 H. Bolitho in J. W. Hall & J. L. McClain Cambr. Hist. Japan IV. v. 229 The last sometimes embodied in appeals to the daimyo's good sense and better nature or, should these prove unsuccessful, in an occasional case of remonstratory suicide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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