Meaning of -ory | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning "of", "pertaining to", or "serving for".
   morpheme
2. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning "that which pertains to or serves for".
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“excrete + -ory → excretory”

“sense + -ory → sensory”

“statute + -ory → statutory”

“ambulate + -ory → ambulatory”

“incense + -ory → incensory”

“interrogate + -ory → interrogatory”

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