testificatoryadj.
/tɛstɪfɪˈkeɪtəri//tɛˈstɪfɪkətəri/ Of such a kind as to testify, or serve as evidence.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > offering evidence
testifying1585
testificatory1593
evidencing1609
evidentiala1641
suffragant1652
attesting1720
evidentiary1780
evincive1805
documentary1843
evidencive1851
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 12 They..shall haue..not one stone of thy Temple or Sanctuarie, testificatory against them.
1827 T. Carlyle Let. 26 Jan. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) IV. 310 This morning, came a decent testificatory letter from Buller.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 9 169 A Fanatic..conceives the workings of his own mind..to be testificatory of the truth of opinion.
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adj.1593