Escalatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛskələˌtɔɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Escalatory is an adjective meaning Involving or relating to escalation.
Meaning
Involving or relating to escalation.
Example Sentences
Is there an escalatory ladder in cyber, the same as with weapons of mass destruction?
The pattern of gradually increasing severity fits with the general image of an escalatory conflict model.
Israel intercepted a missile fired by Hezbollah near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, an unprecedented attack by the militant group that reached deep into the country’s commercial heartlands and marked a new escalatory step in the conflict between the two sides.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ascensional, acclimatory, reascensional, echelonic, incursionary, elevational.
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