predictory en · ADJ
Etymology
From predict + -ory.
Meanings
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Serving to predict; predictive.
his font name then given him, as predictory of those victories he afterwards got
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most predictory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more predictory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |